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Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

2009 · 102 min

A fascinating, melancholy excavation of a lost masterpiece, mixing dazzling fragments with talking heads for a quietly haunting look at creative obsession.

Tagline
A master filmmaker's unfinished dream
Overview
In 1964, Henri-Georges Clouzot's production of L'Enfer came to a halt. Despite huge expectations, major studio backing and an unlimited budget, after three weeks the production collapsed. This documentary presents Inferno's incredible expressionistic original rushes, screen tests, and on-location footage, whilst also reconstructing Clouzot's original vision, and shedding light on the ill-fated endeavor through interviews, dramatizations of unfilmed scenes, and Clouzot's own notes.

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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • art
    • madness
    • ambition
    • memory
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Ruxandra Medrea, Serge Bromberg
    Written by
    Serge Bromberg
    Starring
    Romy Schneider, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Serge Reggiani, Bérénice Bejo, Jacques Gamblin, Dany Carrel, Jean-Claude Bercq, Mario David
    Music
    Bruno Alexiu
    Cinematography
    Irina Lubtchansky, Jérôme Krumenacker
    Runtime
    102 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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