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Hell (1994)

Hell poster
Original title
L'Enfer
Directed by
Claude Chabrol
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 279 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married couple runs a small hotel near a lake. The husband becomes consumed by jealousy and suspects his wife is unfaithful, which leads to a slow descent into obsession and emotional torture.

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What happens

Hell (French: L'Enfer), titled Torment in the USA, is a 1994 French psychological thriller film directed by Claude Chabrol. It was adapted by Chabrol from the screenplay by Henri-Georges Clouzot for the unfinished film L'Enfer, which Clouzot began shooting in 1964 but was unable to complete. The producer of Chabrol's film was Marin Karmitz and the leading actors were Emmanuelle Béart and François Cluzet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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