L'Enfer

L'Enfer (2005)

  • 67% of critics liked it
    (9 reviews)

  • 52% want to see it
    (734 ratings)

Director Danis Tanovic picks up where the late-Krzysztof Kieslowski left off by taking on the second installment of Kieslowski's "Heaven," "Hell," and "Purgatory" trilogy (the first was adapted by Run Lola Run director Tom Tykwer) with this tale of a family whose… More

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Art House & International, Drama

Critic Reviews

  • Scott Foundas, Variety

    A decidedly cold, protracted work marked by solid, but passionless performances and a preference for polished, fashion-magazine imagery.

  • Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter

    For all its literary references, the thing certainly looks like a shallow though slick French melodrama.

  • Brian Gibson, Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

    The spectre of Kieslowski flutters through the film, but his eye and touch aren't there%u2014it's hard to watch L'Enfer without wondering, what would he have done?

  • Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile

    The characters fascinate yet confuse. Surprisingly, the film keeps us at arms length. On reflection, I enjoyed the film more after it had finished, when I could dip back into this claustrophobic world and relive the unfolding of events in my mind.

  • Sean Axmaker, GreenCine

    Tanovic turns the drama of three damaged sisters... into a full-blooded opera with performances to match.

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  • Daniel P


    <I>Hell</I> (<I>L'Enfer</I> as it's known in its native France) is the second film in a planned trilogy that began with the underrated <I>Heaven</I> directed by Tom Tykwer and starring Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi, based upon scripts… More

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