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Rating: 8.5 stars

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Seen on: 01/17/2011

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Diabolique (1955)

Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot

Crime

Most recently watched by noahphex, sensoria, noahphex

Overview

The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo—his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. The women become increasingly unhinged by a series of odd occurrences after Delassalle’s corpse mysteriously disappears.

Rated NR | Length 117 minutes

Actors

Charles Vanel | Véra Clouzot | Georges Chamarat | Simone Signoret | Paul Meurisse | Jean Brochard | Pierre Larquey | Michel Serrault | Thérèse Dorny | Noël Roquevert | Yves-Marie Maurin | Georges Poujouly | Jacques Varennes | Robert Dalban | Johnny Hallyday | Jimmy Urbain | Jean Lefebvre | Christian Brocard | Jacques Hilling | Jean Témerson | Jean Clarieux | Madeleine Suffel | Camille Guérini | Henri Coutet | Zappy Max | Henri Humbert | Michel Dumur | Jean-Pierre Bonnefous

Viewing Notes

I originally tried to watch this while in St. Louis during my mom’s brain surgery (that sounds really terrible doesn’t it?) but the connection in the hospital just wasn’t up to the task of streaming it via Netflix.

I had been wanting to watch this movie for a really long time, and I have no idea why I waited so long.

It’s a terrific, mystery crime movie, well done in every aspect. The plot twists are excellent right up until the, literally, very end.

I’m a big fan of Clouzot’s Wages of Fear, so I guess it’s no surprise that I’d like Diabolique so much. I’m going to have to make an effort to see more of his films now.

Vera Clouzot, the director’s real-life wife,  is quite beautiful in this film, though it’s easy to overlook it until close to the end of the movie.

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