Louis Malle produced films in the French language.
Other films also tackled taboo subjects: The Fire Within centres on a man about to commit suicide, Le souffle au cur (1971) deals with an incestuous relationship between mother and son, and Lacombe Lucien (1974), co-written with Patrick Modiano, is about collaboration with the Nazis in Vichy France during World War II
=== Documentary on India ===Malle visited India in 1968, and made the seven-part documentary series L'Inde fantme: Reflexions sur un voyage and the documentary film Calcutta, which was released in cinemas

