Louis Malle on Whether He Was Ever Shocked by the Reception of His Films — Both American and French: “The French didn’t appreciate Atlantic City—it’s very striking; it’s the only country in the world where it was received rather poorly. I don’t understand why… In the United States, Atlantic City was very well received, and My Dinner with André too. Alamo Bay, on the other hand—a film that means a lot to me—was met with hostility by American critics, mainly because of its subject matter, which ma