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CLOUZOT’S INFLUENTIAL SUSPENSE MASTERPIECE
Before Psycho, Peeping Tom, and Repulsion, there was Diabolique. This thriller from HENRI‑GEORGES CLOUZOT (Le corbeau, The Wages of Fear), which shocked audiences in Europe and the U.S., is the story of two women— the fragile wife and the wilful mistress of a sadistic school headmaster—who hatch a daring revenge plot. With its unprecedented narrative twists and unforgettably scary images, Diabolique is a heart-grabbing benchmark in horror filmmaking, featuring outstanding performances by SIMONE SIGNORET (Casque d’or, Army of Shadows), VERA CLOUZOT (The Wages of Fear), and PAUL MEURISSE (Le deuxième souffle, Army of Shadows).
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
- New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Selected-scene commentary by French-film scholar Kelley Conway
- New video interview with Serge Bromberg, co-director of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno
- New video interview with horror film expert Kim Newman
- New and improved English subtitle translation
· PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty
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Product DetailsCertificate:12Actor:Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel, Jean Brochard, Thérèse DornyDirector:Henri-Georges ClouzotRegion:2Number of Discs:1Main Language:FrenchSubtitle Languages:
English
Run Time:116 mins approx.studio:CRITERION COLLECTIONTheatricalReleaseYear:1955
Diabolique - The Criterion Collection
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CLOUZOT’S INFLUENTIAL SUSPENSE MASTERPIECE
Before Psycho, Peeping Tom, and Repulsion, there was Diabolique. This thriller from HENRI‑GEORGES CLOUZOT (Le corbeau, The Wages of Fear), which shocked audiences in Europe and the U.S., is the story of two women— the fragile wife and the wilful mistress of a sadistic school headmaster—who hatch a daring revenge plot. With its unprecedented narrative twists and unforgettably scary images, Diabolique is a heart-grabbing benchmark in horror filmmaking, featuring outstanding performances by SIMONE SIGNORET (Casque d’or, Army of Shadows), VERA CLOUZOT (The Wages of Fear), and PAUL MEURISSE (Le deuxième souffle, Army of Shadows).
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
- New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Selected-scene commentary by French-film scholar Kelley Conway
- New video interview with Serge Bromberg, co-director of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno
- New video interview with horror film expert Kim Newman
- New and improved English subtitle translation
· PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty
Click Images to Enlarge
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Product DetailsCertificate:12Actor:Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel, Jean Brochard, Thérèse DornyDirector:Henri-Georges ClouzotRegion:2Number of Discs:1Main Language:FrenchSubtitle Languages:
English
Run Time:116 mins approx.studio:CRITERION COLLECTIONTheatricalReleaseYear:1955
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Great Movie
Gotta love this classic. Like a French Hitchcock, Clouzot does a great movie in this story, building up the excitment to the end. So old school horror story that still is great today if one enjoy black and white movies.