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Claude Chabrol (writer)
Henri-Georges Clouzot (1964 script)
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November 1994 (USA) more
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Paul, an irritable and stressed-out hotel manager, begins to gradually develop paranoid delusions about his wife's infidelity... more | add synopsis
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The Forgotten: Chains of Love
(From The Auteurs. 12 November 2009, 6:41 AM, PST)
Beauty Break: Emmanuelle Béart
(From FilmExperience. 14 August 2009, 7:08 PM, PDT)
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A man's own personal hell…. more (21 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Emmanuelle Béart | ... | Nelly |
 | François Cluzet | ... | Paul Prieur |
| Nathalie Cardone | ... | Marylin |
| André Wilms | ... | Doctor Arnoux |
| Marc Lavoine | ... | Martineau |
| Christiane Minazzoli | ... | Mme Vernon |
| Dora Doll | ... | Mme Chabert |
| Mario David | ... | Duhamel |
 | Jean-Pierre Cassel | ... | M. Vernon |
 | Thomas Chabrol | ... | Julien |
| Noël Simsolo | ... | M. Chabert |
| Yves Verhoeven | ... | Young Boy |
| Amaya Antolin | ... | Mariette |
| Jean-Claude Barbier | ... | M. Pinoiseau |
| Claire De Beaumont | ... | Mme Rudemont |
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Hell
Jealousy
Torment
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100 min
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Australia:MA | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | Germany:16 | Argentina:16
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L'enfer de mes nuits more
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| The Cause of Paul's Jealous Paranoia | LadyMargaret |
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Reality, or fantasy is the immediate question posed in Claude Chabrol's L'Enfer. The man who carries the mantel the 'French Hitchcock' Chabrol delivers a taut, bare to the bones thriller.
When husband Paul (Francois Cluzet) begins to believe his beautiful, flirtatious wife Nelly (Emmanuelle Beart) is fooling around, his psychological demise is quick, and intense.
Chabrol brings us the story primarily from Paul's point of view, leaving many of the ambiguities, as well as the uncertainties of this tale to our own imagination.
From a script of Henri-Georges Clouzot (Diabolique, Wages of Fear) written in 1964, Chabrol updates the original (Clouzot never finished his version due to failing health, he died in 1977) giving it the contemporary setting and dialogue, but maintaining a style of presentation consistent with the thrillers of that era.
I love this early exchange: Nelly: "You're following me, Paul." Paul: "Why would I, is there any reason?" Nelly: "No, but if you keep it up, there will be."
Emmanuelle Beart shows why she is one of the world's great stars. American audiences have yet to have the best of Beart, who's English speaking debut (Mission:Impossible) seemed uneven, almost clumsy. But here she delivers on all cylinders: a beautiful seductress. Calculating? Unfaithful? We'll see.
Highly recommended.