L'Enfer

L'Enfer (1994)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 67% of users liked it
    (963 ratings)

This French drama about the relationship between an insanely jealous man and his wife took 30 years to make. Since its inception by the late director Henri-Georges Clouzot the film was plagued with bad luck. He began filming it in 1964. There are only two characters in the film and on the third day… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By
Claude Chabrol
Written By
Claude Chabrol, Henri-Georges Clouzot
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Nov 1, 1994 Limited
On DVD
Jun 10, 1998

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    It's a riveting study in psychological perversion done with a taut, razor-sharp style, by a witty director who is at the top-of-his game.

  • Dan Lybarger, Nitrate Online

    A gripping and clever offering from one of Hitchcock's brightest heirs.

  • Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com

    Even if it is too much a stripped down genre piece to reach dizzying heights, L'Enfer does an admirable job of exploring the depths of one disturbed man's psyche.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Walter M


    [font=Century Gothic]"La Belle Noiseuse" and "L'Enfer" are two French movies starring Emmanuelle Beart, directed by two very different directors who emerged from the French new wave, Jacques Rivette and Claude Chabrol, respectively.[/font] [font=Century… More

  • Doctor S


    With the title <i>L'Enfer</i> (meaning <i>Hell</i>) and a story by famed French suspense master Henri-Georges Couzot, you cannot help but have some idea about what you're getting into. Paul works hard at managing his fledgling hotel and never gets… More

  • Emily B


    L'Enfer (translated as "Hell") started life as a script by Henri-Georges Clouzot starring Romy Schneider but filming was stopped when Clouzot suffered a heart attack. Chabrol then got his hands on it and turned it into a semi successful study of one man's decent… More

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