Descente aux enfers (1986)

The marriage of the famous writer Alan and his young wife Lola is in a crisis. On a vacation in Haiti Lola wants to decide if their relationship still has a future. But since Alan doesn't ... See full summary »

Director:

Francis Girod

Writers:

David Goodis (novel), Jean-Loup Dabadie (scenario & dialogue),

Stars:

Claude Brasseur, Sophie Marceau, Betsy Blair

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Claude Brasseur	...	Alan Kolber
Sophie Marceau	...	Lola Kolber
Betsy Blair	...	Mrs. Burns
Hippolyte Girardot	...	Philippe Devignat
Sidiki Bakaba	...	Theophile Bijou
Umban U'kset	...	(as Umban U Kset)
Baaron
Jean-Baptiste Tiemele
Sotigui Kouyaté	...	(as Sotigui Kouyate)
Gérard Rinaldi	...	Elvis (as Gerard Rinaldi)
Marie Dubois	...	Lucette Beulemans)
Cyliane Guy
Thierry Ravel
Rassoul Labuchin
Ralph Boncy

Storyline

The marriage of the famous writer Alan and his young wife Lola is in a crisis. On a vacation in Haiti Lola wants to decide if their relationship still has a future. But since Alan doesn't succeed with his new book and gets deeper and deeper into alcoholism, she soon starts an affair. While deeply drunk, Alan kills a black who wanted to rob him...

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | erotica | foreign language adaptation | based on novel

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Genres:

Thriller | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

5 November 1986 (France)

Also Known As:

Descent Into Hell

Filming Locations:

Haiti

Company Credits

Production Co:

Images Investissements, Investimage, La Cinq

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Empreintes: Brasseur, père et fils (2011)

User Reviews

DESCENTE AUX ENFERS (DIDIER BECU)

This was one of the movies in where Sophie Marceau had to prove that she was more than just the teenage filmstar she was in "La Boum" and of course the answer by now is know but it was nice to see Sophie starring in her "growing" period. Whereas Claude Brasseur played Sophie's dad in "La Boum" he now is her husband. Being an aged writer he has to face the desires of his younger women and why he opts for the booze, his wife is seeking for some other pleasures and what once seemed like a lost marriage opens different horizons when crimes comes around the corner... It might all look a bit too romantic on paper it's still a more than decent movie that of course is standing on the shoulders of the actingpresences from both Brasseur and Marceau, and perhaps there are better movies made with the same subject, it's still nice to see, and there is even more to see than just Marceau's body.