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Claude Chabrol's L'ENFER is the story of a good marriage that turns sour when obsessive jealousy takes hold of a loving husband, turning him into a violent, paranoid tyrant. In this tense and riveting drama, originally written by master French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (LES DIABOLIQUES), Paul (Francois Cluzet), the .. Read more

Starring	Emmanuelle Beart, Francois Cluzet, Andre Wilms, Marc Lavoine
Director	Claude Chabrol
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- Paul (Cluzet) is charming, attractive, hard-working; Nelly (BÃart) is beautiful and carefree, devoted to her husband... read more on Time Out
- 45783
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
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  - 2
  Throwing it all away
  
  This is by all accounts an accurate depiction of the breakdown of a marriage caused by paranoia.
  
  It will appeal to connoisseurs of that genre ... read more »
  
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  - RustyT
  - Dorset
  - 20 May 2004 at 07:48
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- - 0
  - 1
  Dated melodrama
  
  I had this film on my list for ages, and finally got round to watching it. I was a little disappointed on several levels. The style is a melodrama, and it ... read more »
  
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- 982083
- - a customer
  - 13 Apr 2011 at 19:26
- - 2
  - 1
  where does it end?
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  A great performance from Cluzet. The story builds quite well and gets you thinking if there's more to the story than a jealous husband getting more and more... read more »
  
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- 951987
- - 350driver
  - 12 reviews
  - Little Easton, Dunmow
  - 08 Jan 2011 at 22:07
- - 3
  - 1
  Would you watch this if it were in English?
  
  I Doubt it unless you were a 15yo boy waiting for Beart to take her clothes off. With no attractive or sympathetic characters this is a hard film to like or ... read more »
  
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- - JCPHankins
  - 57 reviews
  - London
  - 24 Dec 2010 at 10:24
- - 1
  - 1
  Neither as good nor as bad........
  
  ..... as the other reviewers make out. Sorry, but in my opinion it is just an average (French) film about a man on the edge of losing it (aren't we all... read more »
  
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  - Lytham
  - 03 Dec 2010 at 00:14
- - 1
  - 2
  Improbable stuff
  
  This ridiculous film seems to be based on some nineteenth century novellette. As a depiction of a man going mad, it is pure pantomime. There are plenty of good ... read more »
  
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- 942979
- - Leni
  - 179 reviews
  - London
  - 28 Nov 2010 at 09:42
- - 3
  - 0
  A Horror Story - very, very unpleasant
  
  Though well made - as one would expect from Chabrol - this is one of the most unpleasant - and indeed misogynistic - movies I have ever seen. One wonders what ... read more »
  
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- 902532
- - a customer
  - South East England
  - 01 Jul 2010 at 15:15
- - 3
  - 0
  Un Purgatoire
  
  I'm usually never dissatisfied with a french film as they are usually very becoming in an entertaining way, even if they are about nothing at all. Apart ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - harrisonaard1
  - 16 reviews
  - Blandford Forum
  - 25 May 2010 at 10:44
- - 2
  - 1
  Madness Blooming.
  
  A convincing story of a man's gradual descent into madness, caused by unjustified jealousy about his wife and her supposed infidelity. The pacing of the ... read more »
  
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- - Kochise
  - 15 reviews
  - Norfolk
  - 01 May 2010 at 17:06
- - 1
  - 1
  Quality
  
  Once again a creditable performance by Béart. A very believable depiction of the spiral of dispair that paranoia creates. You just get sucked into the ... read more »
  
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- 871161
- - Vdubbman
  - 60 reviews
  - Andover, Hampshire uk
  - 10 Mar 2010 at 16:20
- - 1
  - 1
  THE RIGHT MAN,THE VIOLENT MAN
  
  Claude Chabrol has concocted a masterly portrait of a man, Paul (Francois Cluzet), who gradually succumbs to jealousy and paranoia as he irrationally comes to ... read more »
  
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- - Minopater
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  - Wallington
  - 14 Jan 2010 at 14:09
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- - 27
  - 2
  Throwing it all away
  
  This is by all accounts an accurate depiction of the breakdown of a marriage caused by paranoia.
  
  It will appeal to connoisseurs of that genre ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 303758
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - RustyT
  - Dorset
  - 20 May 2004 at 07:48
- - 6
  - 0
  Mad with jealous doubt
  
  This is a film about jealous obsession and how it can destroy a man from within. Chabrol films with lots of Hitchcockian touches and clearly has a dark view of ... read more »
  
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- 59529
- - Zamy
  - 552 reviews
  - London
  - 17 Dec 2004 at 12:25
- - 5
  - 1
  Difficult but worth the effort.
  
  This is a French film so it is no surprise that it deals with relationships. It explores the results of obsessive jealousy.
  
  The film is difficult in ... read more »
  
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- - JG Weston
  - Chelmsford, Essex
  - 16 Feb 2005 at 10:34
- - 4
  - 1
  Complex investigation into madness
  
  A great film. Difficult to follow, but the director's commentary really helps - sometimes the blur between reality and imagination is deliberate, so you ... read more »
  
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- 155924
- - a customer
  - surrey, uk
  - 02 Oct 2005 at 12:05
- - 3
  - 0
  Un Purgatoire
  
  I'm usually never dissatisfied with a french film as they are usually very becoming in an entertaining way, even if they are about nothing at all. Apart ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 893781
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - harrisonaard1
  - 16 reviews
  - Blandford Forum
  - 25 May 2010 at 10:44
- - 3
  - 0
  A Horror Story - very, very unpleasant
  
  Though well made - as one would expect from Chabrol - this is one of the most unpleasant - and indeed misogynistic - movies I have ever seen. One wonders what ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 902532
- - a customer
  - South East England
  - 01 Jul 2010 at 15:15
- - 3
  - 1
  Would you watch this if it were in English?
  
  I Doubt it unless you were a 15yo boy waiting for Beart to take her clothes off. With no attractive or sympathetic characters this is a hard film to like or ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 948812
- - JCPHankins
  - 57 reviews
  - London
  - 24 Dec 2010 at 10:24
- - 2
  - 1
  An unusual and ...
  
  An unusual and disturbing film. Definitely worth renting. Emanuel Beart is particularly good and typically stunning. Above all it is a believable film, which ... read more »
  
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- - Adele1907#1
  - STOCKPORT
  - 05 Feb 2004 at 09:34
- - 2
  - 1
  funky french
  
  good film about a man who is convinced his wife is having an affair.very heavy going but worthwhile.
  
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- 78324
- - david campbell
  - scotland
  - 05 Mar 2005 at 15:09
- - 2
  - 1
  Madness Blooming.
  
  A convincing story of a man's gradual descent into madness, caused by unjustified jealousy about his wife and her supposed infidelity. The pacing of the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 888243
- - Kochise
  - 15 reviews
  - Norfolk
  - 01 May 2010 at 17:06

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  Claude Chabrol's L'ENFER is the story of a good marriage that turns sour when obsessive jealousy takes hold of a loving husband, turning him into a violent, paranoid tyrant. In this tense and riveting drama, originally written by master French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (LES DIABOLIQUES), Paul (...