In this remake of the French classic, the wife of an abusive school headmaster joins forces with his mistress to do away with him. However, something goes wrong, and the two begin to get the feeling that their victim may not really be dead. When a private investigator becomes involved, the thread begins to unravel. Read more
| Starring | Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, Chazz Palminteri, Kathy Bates |
|---|---|
| Director | Jeremiah S. Chechik |
| Genres | Drama |
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In this remake of the French classic, the wife of an abusive school headmaster joins forces with his mistress to do away with him. However, something goes wrong, and the two begin to get the feeling that their victim may not really be dead. When a private investigator becomes involved, the thread begins to unravel.
| Starring | Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, Chazz Palminteri, Kathy Bates, Spalding Gray, Allen Garfield, Adam Hann-Byrd |
|---|---|
| Director | Jeremiah S. Chechik |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Feisty Females |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Dubbed | French, Italian |
| Hearing-impaired | English, Italian |
| Subtitles | Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Released | DVD: 28 Jan 2002 Production year: 1996 |
| Format | DVD |
Remake of Clouzot's 1954 chiller with an arty veneer. Stone's the hard-bitten mistress and Adjani the fearful, ailing... read more on Time Out
This film certainly lived up to its name - it was diabolical
A twisting turning thriller, but the characters leave you cold and, disappointingly, you don't really care about them. Still worth watching for some of the shocks and Kathy Bates in a great role.