L'Enfer (1994 film)
- Emmanuelle Béart: Nelly
- François Cluzet: Paul Prieur
- Nathalie Cardone: Marylin
- André Wilms: Dr. Arnoux
- Marc Lavoine: Martineau
- Christiane Minazzoli: Mme Vernon
- Dora Doll: Mme Chabert
- Mario David Duhamel
- Jean -Pierre Cassel: M. Vernon
- Thomas Chabrol: Julien
Hell is a film by Claude Chabrol in 1994 The original screenplay was written by Henri -Georges Clouzot, of the substance in 1964 in his unfinished film L' Enfer -. Had worked - with Romy Schneider and Serge Reggiani in the lead roles.
Action
Paul and Nelly are newly married. You own a hotel in the south of France, which is mostly financed on credit. Due to stress and the hard work Paul suffers from insomnia, which exacerbated his load. He also knows that all envy him for his wife. One day he observed Nelly for a rendezvous with the auto mechanic Martineau. When he appeals to it, she interprets his jealousy as proof of love. During another meeting with Martineau he pursues Nelly and follows them on the shore, while the two take a boat to an island.
One evening is a guest at the hotel 's holiday movie. This also includes that island to see the Nelly has stopped with her boyfriend. Paul goes on a rampage, as he believes to be seen on the video Nelly during lovemaking with Martineau. He demands that the film will be canceled immediately and slaps his wife.
She then promises him never to meet with Martineau. But Paul is no rest, his accusations are rather worse and more absurd. Him plaguing murder fantasies and delusions. Finally, he gives Nelly an overdose of sleeping pills. Then he noticed stunned: "What happens to me? What happened to me? "
Before the credits roll, the footnote " sans fins " appears ( "Without End").
Reviews
The lexicon of international film praises the film, Chabrol reflective " in a formally precise structured approach [ ... ] under more subtle involvement of the audience, the futile search for a final, meaningful, evidence ' for imperceptible changes," but criticized " the demonic side of the 'disease' jealousy " would" but insufficiently explored and at times abandoned by excessive dramaturgical means even ridicule. " prism called the film a " tired old work in which only occasionally flares up his virtuoso class. "