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'''Louis Malle''' ([[October 30]], [[1932]] - [[November 23]], [[1995]]) was a [[France|French]] [[film director]].

Malle was born in [[Thumeries]] in northern France into a wealthy family. He initially studied [[political science]] at the [[Sorbonne]] before turning to film studies instead. He worked as an assistant to [[Jacques Cousteau]] on the documentary ''[[The Silent World]]'' (1956) and assisted [[Robert Bresson]] on ''A Man Escaped'' (1956) before making his first feature, ''[[Ascenseur pour l'�chafaud]]'' (''Frantic''), in 1957.

Malle's ''[[Les Amants]]'' (1958), which like ''Ascenseur pour l'�chafaud'' starred [[Jeanne Moreau]], caused some controversy due to its sexual content. These and other early films such as ''[[Zazie dans le m�tro]]'' (1960, an adaptation of the [[Raymond Queneau]] novel) associated him with the ''[[nouvelle vague]]''. Other films also tackled taboo subjects: ''[[Le feu follet]]'' (''The Fire Within'', 1963) centres on a man about to commit suicide, ''[[Le Souffle au coeur]]'' (1971) deals with an [[incest]]uous relationship between mother and son and ''[[Lacombe, Lucien]]'' (1974) is about French collaboration and resistance in [[World War II]].

Malle later moved to [[Hollywood]] and continued to direct there. His later films include ''[[Atlantic City (movie)|Atlantic City]]'' (1981), ''[[My Dinner with Andr�]]'' (1981), ''[[Au revoir les enfants]]'' (1987), winner of France's 1988 [[C�sar Award for Best Picture]], ''[[Damage]]'' (1992), and ''[[Vanya on 42nd Street]]'' (1994, an adaptation of [[Anton Chekhov]]'s play ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'').

Malle married the actress [[Candice Bergen]] in 1980. He died in [[Los Angeles]].

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