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Title: Torment (1994)
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| Emmanuelle Béart | ... | Nelly | |
| François Cluzet | ... | Paul Prieur | |
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Nathalie Cardone | ... | Marylin |
| André Wilms | ... | Doctor Arnoux | |
| Marc Lavoine | ... | Martineau | |
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Christiane Minazzoli | ... | Mme Vernon |
| Dora Doll | ... | Mme Chabert | |
| Mario David | ... | Duhamel | |
| Jean-Pierre Cassel | ... | M. Vernon | |
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Sophie Artur | ... | Clotilde |
| Thomas Chabrol | ... | Julien | |
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Noël Simsolo | ... | M. Chabert |
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Yves Verhoeven | ... | Young Boy |
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Amaya Antolin | ... | Mariette |
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Jean-Claude Barbier | ... | M. Pinoiseau |
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Paul, an irritable and stressed-out hotel manager, begins to gradually develop paranoid delusions about his wife's infidelity. As he succumbs to green-eyed jealousy, his life starts to crumble. Each step on his downward spiral to madness seems to accelerate, driving him further along the path to a personal hell. Finally, the former shell of his personality cracks completely, with tragic consequences. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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Paul Prieur: I'm cold.
Nelly: I'm cold too.
Paul Prieur: Do you want it?
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Originally, the film was written by Henri-Georges Clouzot. He began filming in 1964, with Romy Schneider and Serge Reggiani in the main roles. Due to the health problems of Reggiani and Clouzot himself, he was never able to finish Inferno (1964). Claude Chabrol acquired Clouzot's screenplay and adapted it, updating it for the 90s, for his version. See more »Quotes
Nelly: Aren't you drinking too much?Paul Prieur: I'm cold.
Nelly: I'm cold too.
Paul Prieur: Do you want it?
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
November 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
L'Enfer See more »Filming Locations:
La Collégiale Saint-Michel de Castelnaudary, Castelnaudary, Aude, France See more »Edit
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Opening Weekend USA:
$9,736, 23 October 1994Gross USA:
$39,003Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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The owner of the Hotel Du Lac, Paul Prieur (François Cluzet), gets married with the beautiful and sexy Nelly (Emmanuelle Béart) and they have a boy. Nelly loves Paul and is pleasant with guests, and the insecure Paul feels that she is a woman out of his league.
When Nelly spends some time with the handsome guest Martineau (Marc Lavoine), Paul follows her and becomes paranoid and delusional believing that she is unfaithful to him. His increasing obsession turns into madness that ends in an announced tragedy.
"L'Enfer" is a dramatic tale of insecurity, paranoia and madness by Claude Chabrol, with the story of a man that lives in hell with his jealousy and brings this hell to the life of his wife. Last time that I had seen this film was on 23 April 2000 and the story is timeless and has not aged. The tragic conclusion is predictable and my only remark is the attitude of Doctor Arnoux, who should have foreseen that the safety of Nelly was in danger with the insane Paul. Emmanuelle Béart is wonderfully cast to justify the obsession of Paul. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Ciúme - O Inferno do Amor Possessivo" ("Jealousy - The Hell of the Possessive Love")
Note: On 04 February 2018, I saw this film again.