Featuring Legendary Score By Miles Davis
To Be Released On DVD By
The Criterion Collection On April 25
Supplements Include “Miles Goes Modal,"
Historic Footage Of Davis Improvising The Film's Score
In his mesmerizing debut feature, twenty-four-year-old director Louis Malle brought together the beauty of Jeanne Moreau, the camera work of Henri Deca, and a now legendary score by Miles Davis. A touchstone of the careers of both its star and director and Davis, Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l'Echafaud) is a richly atmospheric thriller of mistaken identity unfolding over one tense night in Paris.
Supplements include:
Archival footage of Miles Davis during the recording session, improvising to the film, with a brief interview with Louis Malle, who's listening on from the studio sound booth
Recent interview with jazz pianist Rene Urtreger, the only living musician from the soundtrack session
New interview with actress Jeanne Moreau, recorded for this release
Archival interviews with Moreau, director Louis Malle and actor Maurice Ronet
New video program about the film score (released as Ascenseur pour l'Echafaud, with jazz critic Gary Giddins and master trumpet player Jon Faddis. This includes photographs taken during the recording session
For more information contact All About Jazz.
