Hell (1994 film)

Hell
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Claude Chabrol
Produced by	Marin Karmitz
Written by	Claude Chabrol; Henri-Georges Clouzot
Starring	Emmanuelle Béart; François Cluzet; André Wilms; Marc Lavoine; Nathalie Cardone; Mario David; Christiane Minazzoli; Dora Doll;
Music by	Matthieu Chabrol
Cinematography	Bernard Zitzermann
Edited by	Monique Fardoulis
Release date	1994;
Running time	105 minutes
Country	France

Hell (French: L'Enfer), titled Torment in the US, is a 1994 French drama film directed by Claude Chabrol. It was adapted by Chabrol from the screenplay by Henri-Georges Clouzot for the unfinished film L'Enfer, which Clouzot began shooting in 1964 but was unable to complete. The producer of Chabrol's film was Marin Karmitz and the leading actors were Emmanuelle Béart and François Cluzet.

Plot summary

Paul (Cluzet) and Nelly (Béart) are a married couple who run a successful hotel. Paul begins to suspect Nelly of being unfaithful, and eventually descends into paranoia from which there is no escape. Instead of the usual final caption, "The End", L'Enfer finishes on a caption that reads "Without end..." The film is about the jealous obsession experienced by Paul for his wife Nelly, which obsession more and more descends into in delusional fantasies and violence. Paul would definitely kill his wife and himself under the right circumstances.

Cast

Emmanuelle Béart as Nelly
François Cluzet as Paul Prieur
Nathalie Cardone as Marylin
André Wilms as Doctor Arnoux
Marc Lavoine as Martineau
Christiane Minazzoli as Mme Vernon
Dora Doll as Mme Chabert
Mario David as Duhamel
Jean-Pierre Cassel as M. Vernon
Thomas Chabrol as Julien
Noël Simsolo as M. Chabert
Yves Verhoeven as Young Boy

Year-end lists

Honorable mention – Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News[1]

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References

Lovell, Glenn (December 25, 1994). "The Past Picture Show the Good, the Bad and the Ugly -- a Year Worth's of Movie Memories". San Jose Mercury News (Morning Final ed.). p. 3.

External links

Hell on IMDb

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[1] Lovell, Glenn (December 25, 1994). "The Past Picture Show the Good, the Bad and the Ugly -- a Year Worth's of Movie Memories". San Jose Mercury News (Morning Final ed.). p. 3.