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 ...
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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: What's happening to me? What have I done? Let's see... we're about to go to the clinic... in Clermont. Both of us... but we're still here... just as before. "Just as before" what? I don't know anymore. I'm losing it. I just hope she don't pretend... I need to put my head in order. I need to be careful. I can't... I musn't... never again... No... Let's see...
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Composed by Antonín Dvorák
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich
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It is said that Claude Chabrol valued very much a good sense of humor in his actors and that his collaboration with Emmanuelle Béart in this film was a difficult one because she was completely devoid of it. See more »Quotes
[last lines]Paul Prieur: What's happening to me? What have I done? Let's see... we're about to go to the clinic... in Clermont. Both of us... but we're still here... just as before. "Just as before" what? I don't know anymore. I'm losing it. I just hope she don't pretend... I need to put my head in order. I need to be careful. I can't... I musn't... never again... No... Let's see...
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Concerto pour violoncelle op. 104Composed by Antonín Dvorák
Performed by Mstislav Rostropovich
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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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I still think of L'Enfer as a great film, rife with psychological torment and anguish. It may not be Chabrol's best (as others have pointed out), but it is nonetheless very good. This is in my opinion also one of Beart's best performances. The cinematography is terrific, with wonderful contrasts between the idyllic, sun-drenched locale and the dark, tormented and claustrophobic emotional dimension. The plot is somewhat predictable, but the "meat" of the movie is on the psychological development of the main characters, not on "what happens next". Overall, I highly recommend this film to any fan of cinema.