In 1964, Henri-Georges Clouzot began filming an ambitious project to revolutionise the art of cinema, starring Romy Schneider and Serge Reggiani. But the movie never got finished. Serge Bromberg's "deconstructed" presentation of its images comes perhaps closest to the excitement that Clouzot dreamed of.
The film depicts the extreme jealousy of a hotelier, Marcel (Serge Reggiani, then 42 years old), towards his wife, Odette (Romy Schneider, then 26 years old). It was shot partly in black-and-white, partly in colour. Clouzot selected the title as an allusion to Dante's "Inferno", and the names Odette and Marcel refer to characters in Marcel Proust's novel "À la recherche du temps perdu".
The film screened in Cannes Film festival in 2009.
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
L'enfer d'Henri-Georges Clouzot
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Genre
Documentary
Director
Henri-Georges Clouzot, Serge Bromberg, Ruxandra Medrea
Run time
1h 34min
Cast
Romy Schneider, Serge Reggiani, Bérénice Bejo, Jacques Gamblin
Genre
Documentary
Director
Henri-Georges Clouzot, Serge Bromberg, Ruxandra Medrea
Run time
1h 34min
Cast
Romy Schneider, Serge Reggiani, Bérénice Bejo, Jacques Gamblin
In 1964, Henri-Georges Clouzot began filming an ambitious project to revolutionise the art of cinema, starring Romy Schneider and Serge Reggiani. But the movie never got finished. Serge Bromberg's "deconstructed" presentation of its images comes perhaps closest to the excitement that Clouzot dreamed of.
The film depicts the extreme jealousy of a hotelier, Marcel (Serge Reggiani, then 42 years old), towards his wife, Odette (Romy Schneider, then 26 years old). It was shot partly in black-and-white, partly in colour. Clouzot selected the title as an allusion to Dante's "Inferno", and the names Odette and Marcel refer to characters in Marcel Proust's novel "À la recherche du temps perdu".
The film screened in Cannes Film festival in 2009.
The film depicts the extreme jealousy of a hotelier, Marcel (Serge Reggiani, then 42 years old), towards his wife, Odette (Romy Schneider, then 26 years old). It was shot partly in black-and-white, partly in colour. Clouzot selected the title as an allusion to Dante's "Inferno", and the names Odette and Marcel refer to characters in Marcel Proust's novel "À la recherche du temps perdu".
The film screened in Cannes Film festival in 2009.
Info
Rating
For All Audiences
Production year
2009
Global distributor
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Local distributor
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In cinema
11/12/2012