Louis Malle worked in Mexico.
Louis Marie Malle ( [ mal ] ; 30 October 1932 -- 23 November 1995 ) was a French film director , screenwriter , and producer . Malle worked in both French cinema and Hollywood , and he produced both French and English language films . The Fire Within ( Le feu follet [ lə fø fɔlɛ ] , meaning `` The Manic Fire '' or `` Will-o ' - the-Wisp '' ) is a 1963 French drama film directed by Louis Malle .