Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
A master filmmaker's unfinished dream
2009 fr 102 minutes
Rating: 7.3
Plot
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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Cast
Romy Schneider
Odette (archive footage)
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Self (archive footage)
Serge Reggiani
Marcel (archive footage)
Bérénice Bejo
Odette
Jacques Gamblin
Marcel
Dany Carrel
Marylou (archive footage)
Jean-Claude Bercq
Martineau (archive footage)
Mario David
Julien (archive footage)
André Luguet
Duhamel (archive footage)
Barbara Sommers
Mme. Bordure (archive footage)
Maurice Teynac
M. Bordure (archive footage)
Blanchette Brunoy
Clotilde (archive footage)
Maurice Garrel
Dr. Arnoux (archive footage)
Henri Virlogeux
L'homme sur la terrasse (archive footage)
Catherine Allégret
Yvette / Self - Interviewee
Serge Bromberg
Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Costa-Gavras
Self - Interviewee
William Lubtchansky
Self - Interviewee
Bernard Stora
Self - Interviewee
Joel Stein
Self - Interviewee
Thi Lan Nguyen
Self - Interviewee
Jean-Louis Ducarme
Self - Interviewee
Jacques Douy
Self - Interviewee
Gilbert Amy
Self - Interviewee
Burt Lancaster
Self (archive footage)
