Alain Leroy is having a course of treatment in a private hospital because of his problem with alcohol. Although he is constantly distressed, he leaves the hospital and tries to meet good old days' friends. None of them will be helpful, increasing Alain's distress.
Leonard Maltin gives the film 3.5 stars (out of four) and calls it "probably Malle's best early film." Roger Ebert wrote that the film was a "triumph of style." That sums it up nicely. I was going to try to make some comparison to "Los Weekend", but that seems forced. Instead, what stands out for me is how well Malle used the black and white. So many great directors of the 1960s were still working in black and white, and I wish that trend had never died.
Leonard Maltin gives the film 3.5 stars (out of four) and calls it "probably Malle's best early film." Roger Ebert wrote that the film was a "triumph of style." That sums it up nicely. I was going to try to make some comparison to "Los Weekend", but that seems forced. Instead, what stands out for me is how well Malle used the black and white. So many great directors of the 1960s were still working in black and white, and I wish that trend had never died.