If ever a film didnt need or deserve a hollywood remake, its henrigeorges clouzots superb, twistpacked 1954 suspense thriller les diaboliques, about a corpse that refuses to stay dead. Les diaboliques the fiends was a top grossing film in 1955. The story takes place at a rundown boys boarding school. Les diaboliques was directed by henri georges clouzot, the screenplay was co written george clouzot, jerome gemini, frederic grendel and rene mason. Simone signoret, vera clouzot, paul meurisse, charles vanel, jean. That us remake had a strong cast sharon stone sticks particularly close to simone signorets alphafemale style. Les diaboliques the devils, also known as diabolique, is a french suspensethriller made in 1955 and directed by henrigeorges clouzot, adapted from the 1951 novel celle qui netait plus she who was no more by pierre boileau and thomas narcejac. Les diaboliques connaitra les honneurs dun remake, intitule diabolique. Is this movie a remake of the french movie les diaboliques. Oct 15, 2018 les diaboliques france,1955 film complet t.
Diabolique isnt a remake of the classic 1955 french thriller so much as a repudiation of it. The greatest film that alfred hitchcock never made, henrigeorges. Les diaboliques henrigeorges clouzot, 1955 susan hayward. Les diaboliques henrigeorges clouzot, 1955 book, 2005. Diabolique is a 1996 american psychological thriller film directed by jeremiah chechik, written. Herschell gordon lewis bloodmania is a horror anthology consisting of four distinct tales of terror, each introduced by the godfather of gore himself herschell gordon lewis. Les diaboliques les diaboliques is a chilling french film in the vein of classic hitchcock. Murder and suspense are always billed together in this kind of film, however, in the case of les diaboliques, this is equivalent to suggesting that shakespeare was merely a playwright who was born in 1564 or that bengal tigers are colourful quadrupeds. Best to avoid entirely the highly inferior remake with sharon stone, diabolique 1996.
Radnja je smjestena u jedan francuski internat, ciji direktor koga tumaci paul meurisse sadisticki. When i watch this i perceive an intense mouldy smell throughout. Movie talk diabolique 1955 why is this film so overrated. One of the scariest and most suspenseful films ever made, henrigeorge clouzots diabolique les diaboliques features the kind of shock ending that sent audiences back in 1955 screaming out of the theaters i think the french title, les diaboliques which translates into the devils is better and more accurate. Sharon stone and chazz palminteri in diabolique 1996 sharon stone in. It had twice been remade for tv as reflections of murder 1974, directed by john badham and featuring joan hackett in the sharon stone role, tuesday weld in the isabella adjani role and sam waterston as the husband. But it stands on it own by having one of the best endings of any film i have ever seen see.
Another terrific suspense film from henrigeorges clouzot, les diaboliques also known as diabolique is a tense story of murder, suspicion and revenge. The 1955 original, also called les diaboliques, was created by henrigeorges clouzot, the alfred hitchcock of france. Sometimes a films setting can become the driving force behind the narrative and in the case of diabolique aka les diaboliques, 1955, it becomes a character in its own right. He also radically changed the original story of boileau and narcejeacs novel celle qui netait plus, heterosexualising the original lesbian plot.
Les diaboliques book, 1874 short stories collection by jules amedee barbey daurevilly, each of which relates a tale of a woman who commits acts of violence, crime, or revenge. Henrigeorges clouzots 1955 thriller, now rereleased in a restored print, however, accomplishes much more, creating a diabolical doublereverse plot that keeps the audience. This movie is well worth renting in a video store, if you can find it. His film demonstrates how to imply, rather than show, horror, keeping the spectator in a state. Les diaboliques is a classic film that delivers the complete suspense package. Now she has seen your psycho and is afraid to take a shower. Clouzot with simone signoret, vera clouzot, paul meurisse, charles vanel, year. Two of the best actresses of the period, tuesday weld and joan hackett, are joined by sam waterston in this wellpaced story of betrayal and murder. Set in a seedy public school for boys in some unspecified french provincial town, henrigeorges clouzots landmark suspense thriller. Mar 17, 2011 h enrigeorges clouzots les diaboliques, from 1955, is now on rerelease. Predstavlja adaptaciju romana celle qui netait plus boileaunarcejaca. Barbey was at least morally right to say in his preface that having read les diaboliques, no one would wish to read it again though the books popularity tells a different tale. Ayant eu toutes les pires difficultes a voir le jour. The wife of a cruel headmaster and his mistress conspire to kill him, but after the murder is committed his body.
Psychological thriller movie groups diaboliques synopsis plot henrigeorges clouzots classic french thriller gets a hollywood makeover in this glossy remake. This remake of the 1955 french suspense classic les diaboliques was produced as an abc tv movie of the week and directed by john badham. Well it would have if i were in charge of hong kong remakes. The icily brilliant suspense thriller about a bathroom murder is said to have inspired alfred hitchcock to make psycho. The original films producer, joel michaels, will serve as one of the producers of the redo. Sometimes a film s setting can become the driving force behind the narrative and in the case of diabolique aka les diaboliques, 1955, it becomes a character in its own right. Diabolique 1955 english subtitle video dailymotion. The film is a remake of the french film les diaboliques 1955 directed by clouzot, which was based on the novel she who was no more. Its a film that disguises its many deceptions brilliantly making repeat viewing a must until clouzots shocking denouement, which cements the place of les diaboliques in the very highest echelons of the genre of dark, psychological thriller. Set in a seedy public school for boys in some unspecified french provincial town, henrigeorges clouzots landmark suspense thriller creates a disturbing environment of. A benchmark horror film laced with heavy elements of film noir, les diaboliques better known as diabolique in america is arguably the most important genre film of the 1950s, a razorsharp thriller that paved the way for psycho and subsequent shockdriven films that remain popular today.
Indeed, it is the films visual attention to detail which, alongside its macabre plot of course, calls to my mind the comparator frequently cited for les diaboliques namely the films of the master of this genre, alfred hitchcock. Im not going to spoil the ending as there is a disclaimer at the end to not ruin it for people who are yet to see it but holy shiti feel quite disturbed. Diabolique ist ein usamerikanischer thriller aus dem jahr 1996. Diabolique is a 1996 american psychological thriller film directed by jeremiah chechik, written by henrigeorges clouzot and don roos, and starring sharon stone, isabelle adjani, chazz palminteri, and kathy bates. Certainly, a remake of les diaboliques in the era of postbasic instinct 1992 thrillers holds much potential, one that could bring out the psychosexual tensions that existed in the original. In 1993, another madefortelevision movie remake was made. Whether he was correct to add that this aversioninducing quality is precisely what comprises the morality of a book is questionable.
The film begins with a very loud song that set the tone and felt very obtrusive, unlike the first two films i watched. Sharon stone and chazz palminteri in diabolique 1996 sharon stone in diabolique. Diabolique is so well constructed that even today it works on its intended level up until, say, the last 30 seconds. A remake of clouzots classic thriller les diaboliques, this american version follows the same basic plotlines for the bulk of the film but then towards the end. Les diaboliques 1955 is a tale of coldblooded, calculated murder and suspense. Reflections of murder letterboxd your life in film. Les diaboliques is a film so effectively shrouded in mystery and delusion that it becomes a psychological assault of mindboggling. The 1980 haunted house classic, the changeling, is getting a remake. Clouzot shrouded his film in mystery, beseeching his audience not to give away the ending. A remake of clouzots classic thriller les diaboliques, this american version follows the same basic plotlines for the bulk of the film but then towards the end branches out in new directions that.
G clouzots les diaboliques 1955 tops many best films ever made lists, even today. Les diaboliques is commonly compared to the films of alfred hitchcock, who reportedly tried to acquire movie rights to boileau and narcejacs book. Other filmmakers had certainly explored this territory before, most notably val lewton with films like cat. Davolice je francuski crnobijeli filmski triler snimljen 1955. What was really odd about this choice of music was that this was the only song throughout the rest of the film. Later remade as a greatly inferior 1996 hollywood feature with. With sharon stone, isabelle adjani, chazz palminteri, kathy bates. This film was very influential in the horror genre, and eventually got a remake in 1996 called simply, diaboliques. Ghost story classic the changeling is getting the remake.
In this silly remake, director jeremiah chechik takes out the fun and subtlety, throws in some nudity, then builds to that same, tired bad guy trying to kill the good guy ending we have seen a million times before. It is one of those rare occasions when the destabilizing nature of uncertainty, the sheer sense of dread and the spinechilling force of fear are not taken for granted, but skillfully and vividly conveyed. If it had accomplished nothing else, diabolique would deserve our affection for two reasons. The original 1955 french film is a subtle, fun, nailbiting mystery that builds to a wonderful ending. Be quiet about it les diaboliques is a mystery thriller from french director henrigeorges clouzot about a triangle relationship that leads to murder. The plot follows the wife and mistress of an abusive schoolmaster who find themselves stalked by an unknown assailant after. Clouzot shrouded his film in mystery and also radically changed the original story of. Superbly acted, les diaboliques is as effective a thriller as hitchcocks film, if lacking the. All the performances are miscast and the film generally fails to justify its own existence. Superbly acted, les diaboliques is as effective a thriller as hitchcocks film, if lacking the depth and resonance. Les diaboliques 1955 so, ive just finished this film and even though its more of a thrillerdrama, holy fuck that ending unsettled me. Actress sharon stone was on top of the world when she headlined this latterday remake of the famous 1955 french thriller, les diaboliques also known as diabolique.
Guy baran chazz palminteri is the dull, loutish headmaster of a private school that has seen better. Les diaboliques film, 1955 french film directed by henrigeorges clouzot, based on a novel by boileaunarcejac. It is based on the novel she who was no more by pierre boileau and thomas narcejac. Vera clouzot in diabolique 1955 jacques hilling in diabolique 1955. Les diaboliques is a 1955 french psychological horror thriller film. His film s wicked tone, grim atmosphere and fiendish level of suspense were. Les diaboliques connaitra les honneurs dun remake, intitule diabolique, avec sharon stone et isabelle adjani dans les roles principaux. The new film will be written and directed by mark steven johnson for cornerstone films. Susan hayward this is the first book to focus on this contemporary film. The simple murder plot goes haywire, and michels corpse disappears, prompting strange rumors of his reappearance which grow more and more substantial as the film careens wildly towards its breathless conclusion. A sexualized 1996 remake, titled diabolique, starred sharon stone and chazz palminteri as the mistress and her victim.
Hitchcock tried to obtain the directorship of this film, but was late by 30 minutes. It was copied endlessly but never bettered by countless psychothrillers in the 1960s. An american version, titled reflections of murder, was made by abctv in 1974 with tuesday weld, joan hackett, and sam waterston. The plot revolves around two women, christina vera clouzot and nicole simone signoret who conspire to murder the brutish man who is christinas husband and nicoles lover michel, played. His films wicked tone, grim atmosphere and fiendish level of suspense were. In both films, the wife and the mistress of a sadistic school administrator team up to plot and execute his murder. This is pathetic remake of the classic thriller les diaboliques which failed to understand the basic premise of the original film and tacks on a ridiculous hollywood ending which makes absolutely no sense.
Diabolique les diaboliques critics consensus cruel, dark, but undeniably effective, diabolique is a suspense thriller as effective as hitchcocks best work and with a brilliant twist ending. Although clouzot later became somewhat dismissive of the film and considered it a trivial crowdpleaser rather than a serious piece of cinema art, it was to be his most commercially successful film. The plot follows the wife and mistress of an abusive schoolmaster who find themselves stalked by an unknown assailant after murdering him and disposing of his body. Les diaboliques 1955 is one of the greatest thrillers ever made. Mar 22, 1996 our flick of the week is the surprisingly successful remake of the classic 1954 french thriller les diaboliques, a shockingly clever tale involving a murder plot against a tyrannical headmaster. It takes the famous original endingwhich audiences were urged not to revealand discards its elegance and wit in favor of a ludicrous struggle in which one character gets a rake embedded in the skull, and a policewoman gives her blessing to a homicide. Sir, after seeing diabolique, my daughter was afraid to take a bath. Its not surprising that many suspense movies of the modern era have tried to copy the plot. Henrigeorges clouzots classic french thriller gets a hollywood makeover in this glossy remake. Our flick of the week is the surprisingly successful remake of the classic 1954 french thriller les diaboliques, a shockingly clever tale involving a murder plot against a tyrannical headmaster. Guy baran chazz palminteri is the dull, loutish headmaster of a private school that has seen better days. Les diaboliques film, 1955 french film directed by henrigeorges clouzot, based on a novel by boileaunarcejac diabolique 1996 film, 1996 u. Les diaboliques is a 1955 french psychological horror thriller film directed by henrigeorges clouzot, starring simone signoret, vera clouzot, paul meurisse and charles vanel. The story blends elements of thriller and horror, with the plot focusing on a woman and her husbands mistress who conspire to murder the man.
Diabolique is a film directed by jeremiah chechik with sharon stone, isabelle adjani, chazz palminteri, kathy bates, year. It contains the original of peter falks tv character columbo, and it inspired one of the funniest stories in screen history. Set in a seedy public school for boys in some unspecified french provincial town, henrigeorges clouzots landmark suspense thriller creates a disturbing environment of decay, stagnation and impending dread that. The score of the film was composed by georges van parys, director of photography was armanthirand and the film was distributed by cinedis, umpo, gala film distribution, criterion and arrow films. Diabolique trailer 1955 the criterion collection youtube. Les diaboliques film remakes remakes an american version, titled reflections of murder, was made by abctv in 1974 with tuesday weld, joan hackett, and sam waterston. The film is a remake of the french film les diaboliques directed by clouzot, which was based on the novel she who was no. A dark, dank thriller with a muchimitated shock ending, diabolique is a masterpiece of grand guignol suspense.
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