French Film Festival - "Elevator to the Gallows / Ascenseur pour l'échafaud"

The Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures, the OSL, SLP & MPB will be showing  "Elevator to the Gallows / Ascenseur pour l'échafaud" by Louis Malle as part of the 2016 French Film Festival. 

Florence (Jeanne Moreau) is married to the wealthy arms dealer Simon Carala (Jean Wall), but is carrying on a torrid affair with one of her husband's employees, Julien (Maurice Ronet). Julien daringly climbs into Simon's office on a rope, kills him and leaves unnoticed. However, Julien accidentally leaves the rope at the crime scene and realizes he must retrieve it. On his way out, he becomes stuck in the building's elevator. But he soon finds that his bad luck is just beginning.