Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

(2009)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 91 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2009

Runtime: 94 мин

Country: France

Director: Serge Bromberg, Ruxandra Medrea

Cast: Роми Шнайдер, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Serge Reggiani, Bérénice Bejo, Жак Гамблен, Dany Carrel, Jean-Claude Bercq, Марио Давид, André Luguet, Barbara Sommers

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.