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Diabolique

  • 19961996
  • RR
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, and Chazz Palminteri in Diabolique (1996)
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The wife and mistress of the sadistic dean of an exclusive prep school conspire to murder him.The wife and mistress of the sadistic dean of an exclusive prep school conspire to murder him.The wife and mistress of the sadistic dean of an exclusive prep school conspire to murder him.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
14K
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POPULARITY
12,380
3,624
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    • Director
      • Jeremiah S. Chechik
    • Writers
      • Pierre Boileau(novel "Celle Qui N'Etait Plus")
      • Thomas Narcejac(novel "Celle Qui N'Etait Plus")
      • Henri-Georges Clouzot(screenplay "Les Diaboliques")
    • Stars
      • Sharon Stone
      • Isabelle Adjani
      • Chazz Palminteri
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jeremiah S. Chechik
    • Writers
      • Pierre Boileau(novel "Celle Qui N'Etait Plus")
      • Thomas Narcejac(novel "Celle Qui N'Etait Plus")
      • Henri-Georges Clouzot(screenplay "Les Diaboliques")
    • Stars
      • Sharon Stone
      • Isabelle Adjani
      • Chazz Palminteri
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 72User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Diabolique
    Trailer 1:52
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    With Sharon Stone on the set of "Diabolique," 1995.
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    Sharon Stone at an event for Diabolique (1996)

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    Sharon Stone
    Sharon Stone
    • Nicole Horner
    Isabelle Adjani
    Isabelle Adjani
    • Mia Baran
    Chazz Palminteri
    Chazz Palminteri
    • Guy Baran
    Kathy Bates
    Kathy Bates
    • Det. Shirley Vogel
    Spalding Gray
    Spalding Gray
    • Simon Veatch
    Shirley Knight
    Shirley Knight
    • Edie Danziger
    Allen Garfield
    Allen Garfield
    • Leo Katzman
    Adam Hann-Byrd
    Adam Hann-Byrd
    • Erik Pretzer
    Donal Logue
    Donal Logue
    • Video Photographer #1
    Diana Bellamy
    Diana Bellamy
    • Ms. Vawze
    Clea Lewis
    Clea Lewis
    • Lisa Campos
    J.J. Abrams
    J.J. Abrams
    • Video Photographer #2
    • (as Jeffrey Abrams)
    O'Neal Compton
    O'Neal Compton
    • Irv Danziger
    Bingo O'Malley
    Bingo O'Malley
    • Gannon
    Stephen Liska
    Stephen Liska
    • PHP Officer
    James Kisicki
    • Rear Ender
    • (as Jim Kisicki)
    Kevin Vinay
    • Desantis
    Cory Pattak
    • Nunez
    • Director
      • Jeremiah S. Chechik
    • Writers
      • Pierre Boileau(novel "Celle Qui N'Etait Plus")
      • Thomas Narcejac(novel "Celle Qui N'Etait Plus")
      • Henri-Georges Clouzot(screenplay "Les Diaboliques")
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sharon Stone and the film's producer James G. Robinson fell out over her refusal to do a nude scene.
    • Goofs
      The lines of text on the computer monitor reach the bottom of the screen start scrolling. In the close-up, the text is just starting to be written again.
    • Quotes

      Mia: Am I alive?

      Nicole: No, you are dead, this is Heaven and I am Virgin Mary.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Executive Decision/Ed/Two Much/The Star Maker/Land and Freedom (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      In The Arms Of Love
      Written by Marco Marinageli and Frank P. Maddlone

      Performed by Sherry Williams

    User reviews72

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Blame The Director-Not the Cast
    With some of Hollywood's worst trash on his resume, Director Jeremiah Chechik gives us something slightly better than his worst ("The Avengers") and much worse than his best ("Benny and Joon").

    This oddly unsatisfying 1996 remake of the classic 1955 French thriller illustrates Hollywood's ham handed ability to turn a classic suspense tale into a weak atmosphere piece. I say oddly because Isabelle Adjani and Sharon Stone are together on the screen for almost the entire film and the two actresses truly bring out the best in each other. So you have a long series of well-played scenes by fine actresses, but they are strung together into a slow paced story line that lacks unity and consistent motivation. Which could be caused by a lot of things but is most likely the result of trimming in post-production, in which important unifying elements were left on the cutting room floor. Or it could be that the director and production designer just failed to translate the writer's vision onto the screen.

    Since this ultimately this is a story about an evil character who develops a sentimental side, it is absolutely critical that this process is communicated to the audience. The audience should not just be surprised by the ending but should be able to think back and see all the motivational pieces click into place. In this regard the movie is a complete failure.

    Then there is the issue of cheating. Because we only know what he wants to tell us, a director has a variety of legit ways to introduce misdirection and surprise into a film. But occasionally a director lacks the integrity and vision to play by the rules. Such is the case here as only the audience sees the underwater shot of a clearly drowned Guy (Chazz Palminteri). It is shown to convince us that he is dead but this then makes his reanimation impossible. Plus it is fairly useless because you know that he has to come back for there to be much of a story. That is cheating and there is more cheating in the unintentionally comical climatic scene. The beauty of the original movie was the absence of cheating and the macabre irony of the ending. All that is missing.

    Whatever, it means that the only reason to watch this version of "Diabolique" is for the acting of Adjani and Stone. Although Adjani was 40-41 years old when she made this film, she has lost little of her beauty. While she was probably the world's most beautiful actress in her twenties, there is simply no debate that she was the most beautiful 40 year-old in cinema history. Stone pretty much plays her hard-as-nails self but she is given some great lines and her character is a great contrast to the ethereal take Adjani gives to her own character.

    If you are looking for a better but less obvious remake of the original "Diabolique", track down 1971's "Let's Scare Jessica To Death". This almost forgotten horror classic is truly scary. It has much better production design than 1996's "Diabolique", with creepy whispering and images that stay with you and creep you out even weeks later. Jessica is a woman recently released from a mental "institution" who goes to a farm in a quiet rural area. The odd locals and their local legends begin to mess with Jessica's head as her husband and his secret girlfriend attempt to scare her to death.
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    • Is this movie a remake of the French movie "Les Diaboliques"?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 22, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Дияволиці
    • Filming locations
      • Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • ABC Productions
      • Marvin Worth Productions
      • Morgan Creek Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,100,266
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,524,055
      • Mar 24, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $17,100,266
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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