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Actors: François Cluzet, Emmanuelle Béart, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Marc Lavoine, Mario David
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about L'Enfer |
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Based on a script written by Henri-Georges Clouzot in 1964, L'ENFER is a movie directed by Claude Chabrol in 1994.
Nelly and Paul are married for 6 years now. They run a family hotel in the French countryside. Completely stressed-out, Paul starts to believe that Nelly is cheating on him. Although he has never seen his wife doing anything wrong, Paul is convinced that she's lying to him. Little by little, Paul will develop paranoid delusions involving his wife and the men who are frequenting the hotel. Nelly will try by all possible means to convince him of her innocence but Paul's obsessive and aggressive behaviour begins to frighten her.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of L'Enfer |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- marriage going to pieces
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Brain/Body not working?
- mental illness
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- in awe
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- actual description of sex
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
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