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La Main du diable (1943)

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Original title
La Main du Diable
Directed by
Maurice Tourneur
Genre
horror film, flashback film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 18m
Rated
U
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 88 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A struggling artist gets a mysterious talisman that brings him success but at a terrible cost. He must face the consequences of his bargain.

forebodinguneasybroodingmelancholicsupernaturalfatalisticslow-burnmoody

What happens

La Main du diable ("The Devil's Hand"), also known as Carnival of Sinners, is a 1943 French horror film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Pierre Fresnay as a struggling artist who acquires a supernatural talisman. Eventually, however, there is a price to be paid. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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