Louis Malle, le Révolté

Director: Claire Duguet

2025 / 65min / DCP

A contemporary of the Nouvelle Vague who marched always to the beat of his own drummer, Louis Malle was a filmmaker impossible to pin down—in the words of director Duguet: “A man in constant motion, a curious, unsettling filmmaker whose choices were sometimes controversial, who knew how to navigate between fiction and documentary, between France and the United States, between the intimate and the political.” In Louis Malle, le Révolté, Duguet looks at this most multifaceted of filmmakers from every vantage, offering invaluable and intimate insight into the work of an artist who most verily contained multitudes.

“It was such a thrill to watch Claire’s documentary about my father last summer. I watched it at home in New York with my mother, the day after it premiered at Venice, and it made me so proud, both of his legacy and to be part of it, but also of Claire and the beautiful film she made. I loved learning more about the ways in which his films connected with contemporary social and cultural issues, as well as being reminded of what an insatiably curious, kinetic person he was.” —Chloé Malle

“For me, Claire’s film about my father is a magnificent portrait in that it shows not only that he was a great artist but a man well worth knowing, and I’m very glad American movielovers, whether they know his films or not, are going to discover that important aspect of him.” —Justine Malle

Q&A with director Claire Duguet moderated by US Vogue editor Chloé Malle on Friday, June 5th

Part of Louis Malle: Portraits of America