Lift to the Scaffold: Ascenseur pour lechafaud (1958) - Film. Director: Louis Malle.

This is an excellent example of 'theatre of the absurd', filmed as a 'film noir' suspense thriller. 'Theatre of the absurd' posits that the universe is a random entity where nothing is likely to happen as expected. I believe Camus and other French writers of his era were the principle exponents of this view of life. Well, here we have certainly an example.