Carole Bouquet, Marie Gillain, Karin Viard

Set in Paris in the 1980s, a tale of three sisters and their mother who are estranged due to a childhood marked by family tragedy, but a terrible secret from their past brings them together.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Danis Tanovic

Release Date: January 1, 2005

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  • February 1, 2009
    I had GREAT expectations from Dennis after the NO MANS LAND.

    Its not a bad film but not good too.
  • January 13, 2008
    Il n'y a absolument rien de captivant dans ce film. Commencons dabord par la musique (composée par Tanovic en personne) qui n'est pas de circonstance, qui donne une allure trop noire à l'histoire comme si tout était mystérieux. En fait, c'est tout le contraire. Comment quelque ch...( read more)ose d'absent et totalement vide peut-il être mystérieux? J'ai trouvé l'écoute atroce, puisque le développement est lent (développement?). La révélation du personnage de Canet n'a pas eu l'effet escompté chez moi, comme si je m'y attendais... Bref, aucun effet de surprise ou autre. Seul point fort, quelles actrices! Et Canet, j'adore. À part ça, le titre représente bien l'allure du film.
  • January 13, 2008
    un de mes films préférés... bien psychologiquement torturé... trois femmes, trois mondes , trois couleurs si différentes et pourtant...
  • November 24, 2007
    Hell (L'Enfer as it's known in its native France) is the second film in a planned trilogy that began with the underrated Heaven directed by Tom Tykwer and starring Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi, based upon scripts by the late, great Krzsztof Kieslowksi (...( read more)the Three Colours trilogy). The two films share little in common aside from their 'unclassifiableness' and their emotional power.

    A difficult film to analyse, Hell, directed by Academy Award winner Danis Tanovic (No Man's Land) is overflowing with ideas concerning philosophy, psyche, and emotional detachment and yet is still accessible, unpretentious and, whilst it takes itself necessarily seriously, it is also sometimes blackly funny. There's an exceptional eye for detail that's appropriately worthy of Kieslowski himself; even the opening credits concerning the plight of a bird and the eggs she is watching is gripping and gives the first insight into some of the horror that lies ahead. Although, in all probability, as with Heaven, the title is meant to be ironic, for despite some excellently shot shocks, a pervading sense of dread and a creepily effective final scene, there is some hope to the characters' lives as the film unwinds its secrets.

    Stunning cinematography, a thoughtful color scheme (each story thread seems to have its own tone), featuring a nicely dramatic music score and complimented by a trio of leading French actresses giving nuanced performances (Emmanuelle Béart, Karin Viard and Marie Gillain), Hell is very impressive.

  • August 1, 2007
    Encore ce cré cinéma français qui tente de se donner des allures à la polonaise. Sincèrement, l'adaptation d'un pays à un autre est quand même bien potable dans ce volet de la dernière trilogie de Kieslowski. La brochette des trois actrices principales se veut délectable, et on n...( read more)e peut que n'en redemander de la part d'Emmanuelle Béart et de Karin Viard.

    Les Krzysztof avaient alors explorés l'univers de l'enfer vis-à-vis la routine de l'humanité. On passe donc par tous les vices; amoureux et familiaux jusqu'à s'étendre aux confins de l'enfer sexuel et identitaire.
  • July 18, 2007
    DIsturbingly beatiful and real
  • July 3, 2007
    caótico (no sentido de teoria do caos).
  • December 9, 2006
    Yeah, i'd like to see this, i think!
  • November 15, 2006
    Compelling and brooding treatise. Script gets a little bogged down, but wonderfully acted.
  • November 11, 2006
    Um dos melhores filmes que eu vi na minha vida! É apaixonante!
    A fotografia é maravilhosa!
    Todo o conjunto do filme é perefeito!
    Já nos primeiros minutos vc está arrepiado de emoção!

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  • foxyv1
    May 25, 2006
    I requsted this one to be added to the database, thank you Flixter! You MUST see this film its brilliant!

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