Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)

10/01/2009 (FR) • 1h 42m

Documentary

A master filmmaker's unfinished dream

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Romy Schneider

Odette (archive footage)

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Self (archive footage)

Serge Reggiani

Marcel (archive footage)

Dany Carrel

Marylou (archive footage)

Jean-Claude Bercq

Martineau (archive footage)

Mario David

Julien (archive footage)

André Luguet

Duhamel (archive footage)


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

interview

filmmaking

making of

archive footage

documentary filmmaking

woman director

cinema history

edited from unfinished film

unfinished

portrait of a filmmaker

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