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Oct 22 '11
Pros: 3 nice performances, especially Signoret and Clouzot. Great mood.
Cons: Doesn't pack the shock value it once did.
Summary: Michel (Paul Meurisse) is the principal of a private boys school in France. His wife Christina (Vera Clouzot) owns the place, and his mistress Nicole (Simone Signoret) is a teacher at the school. The affair between Michel and Nicole is hardly secret to ...
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Jul 30 '04
Pros: An early Hitchcock-like mystery with twists and a bit of suspense
Cons: Predictable, not especially taut or tense, moderately weak performances
Summary: When I was a kid, my favorite television show for a time was Alfred Hitchcock Presents. I can still conjure up the theme song in my mind’s ear and the Hitchcock silhouette in my mind’s eye. I got pretty good, after a while, at guessing ...
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Oct 31 '02
Pros: Excellent performances, black and white cinematography, twist ending
Cons: Characters difficult to warm up to
Summary: Here's another great horror/suspense classic that would make for great Halloween viewing. Henri-Georges Clouzot's classic film "Diabolique" (or "Les Diaboliques") is sure to send a chill down your spine.
Vera Clouzot and Paul Meurisse star...
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Sep 29 '02
Pros: A suspense classic. Packs a punch nearly fifty years later.
Cons: None.
Summary: After wrapping filming in London, the company of Goodfollies jetted off to France to film some scenes on the Riviera in lovely Monaco. It was lovely to be in Monte Carlo again. I hadn't been back since the weekend of Grace's wedding, all those...
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Apr 03 '00
Pros: Good acting, wonderfully twisted story, Vera Clouzot
Cons: The ending is too pat
Summary: The Henri-Georges Clouzot original of Diabolique is hard to beat. When it was remade a few years ago starring Sharon Stone and Isabella Adjani, the remake went way over the top and perhaps unintentionally reminded me of everything that was good about the...
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Mar 08 '00
Pros: suspense, deviant
Cons: not commercial, subtitles
Summary: The french film adaptation of the book Les Diaboliques, by Boileau-Narcejac, definitely fits its title. I watched this movie for a french class along with the American movie; while the American movie is more likely to make you jump in your seat, the...
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Oct 30 '06
Pros: thrilling; superb acting; ending
Cons: for me none
Summary: Henri-Georges Clouzot’s film, Diabolique, is described on the Internet Movie Database as crime/horror/mystery/thriller and I would call it a little more thriller than typical horror. The characters are a wealthy, jealous wife, a scheming mistress who
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