Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)

Review: Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)

Director: Serge Bromberg

Cast: Romy Schneider, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Serge Reggiani, Bérénice Bejo, Jacques Gamblin,

Romy Schneider
Romy Schneider
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Serge Reggiani
Serge Reggiani
Bérénice Bejo
Bérénice Bejo
Jacques Gamblin
Jacques Gamblin

Plot: In 1964, Henri-Georges Clouzot's production of L'Enfer came to a halt. Despite huge expectations, major studio backing and an unlimited budget, after three weeks the production collapsed. This documentary presents Inferno's incredible expressionistic original rushes, screen tests, and on-location footage, whilst also reconstructing Clouzot's original vision, and shedding light on the ill-fated endeavor through interviews, dramatizations of unfilmed scenes, and Clouzot's own notes.

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DVD diary: another eclectic week – part two

DVD diary: another eclectic week – part two

Christopher Smith is an English director whose first feature, Creep (2004), was an attempt to emulate Gary Sherman’s Raw Meat (aka Deathline, 1973) and Douglas Cheek’s C.H.U.D. (1984); it had a woman trapped overnight in the London […]

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