IMDb RATING
7.4/10
2K
YOUR RATING
Henri-Georges Clouzot's unfinished masterpiece, Inferno (1964), is reconstructed in this film which is part drama and part documentary.Henri-Georges Clouzot's unfinished masterpiece, Inferno (1964), is reconstructed in this film which is part drama and part documentary.Henri-Georges Clouzot's unfinished masterpiece, Inferno (1964), is reconstructed in this film which is part drama and part documentary.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations
Romy Schneider
- Odette
- (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)
Maurice Garrel
- Dr. Arnoux
- (archive footage)
Barbara Sommers
- Mme Bordure
- (archive footage)
Maurice Teynac
- M. Bordure
- (archive footage)
Henri Virlojeux
- L'homme sur la terrasse
- (archive footage)
Blanchette Brunoy
- Clotilde
- (archive footage)
Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Self
- (archive footage)
- Directors
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- ConnectionsEdited from Inferno (1964)
Featured review
Disappointing
This, apparently, is a film where you gain prestige by saying you like it, thereby associating yourself with the great insane folk of the past, always a sure way to build cred. In my view, if someone has to tell you that someone is (or was) great, they probably don't know what they are talking about. If your greatness is limited to a time or place, you're not great. Sorry, but that's the way it is.
In this case, the emperor has no clothes.
Half of the audience I saw this with could not bear to sit through it to the end, and like Serge and Jean-Louis, they simply walked out. If that was the desired effect, then the filmmakers did great -- at failing.
This film didn't know whether it wanted to tell the story IN the film, or the story OF the film, so it tried to do both, thus failing at both. You've got footage mixed in with experiment mixed in with interviews mixed in with acting, and then there's a soundtrack which we're told didn't exist.
What I liked most about the film was the experimental footage, but even that got old rather quickly. There's only so long a person can be dazzled by the idea of rotating a light about someone's face in different colours. We get it already. To be fair, there are a number of other quite interesting shots, including for some reason a sea of noses, and a sparkly cellophane strangulation.
I do hope to one day see the 1994 L'enfer, which was adapted from the 1964 failure. It currently has a 7.0 score on IMDb, so I hope it will be time well spent.
In this case, the emperor has no clothes.
Half of the audience I saw this with could not bear to sit through it to the end, and like Serge and Jean-Louis, they simply walked out. If that was the desired effect, then the filmmakers did great -- at failing.
This film didn't know whether it wanted to tell the story IN the film, or the story OF the film, so it tried to do both, thus failing at both. You've got footage mixed in with experiment mixed in with interviews mixed in with acting, and then there's a soundtrack which we're told didn't exist.
What I liked most about the film was the experimental footage, but even that got old rather quickly. There's only so long a person can be dazzled by the idea of rotating a light about someone's face in different colours. We get it already. To be fair, there are a number of other quite interesting shots, including for some reason a sea of noses, and a sparkly cellophane strangulation.
I do hope to one day see the 1994 L'enfer, which was adapted from the 1964 failure. It currently has a 7.0 score on IMDb, so I hope it will be time well spent.
helpful•941
- rgcustomer
- Mar 17, 2010
- How long is Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Inferno
- Filming locations
- Anglards-de-Saint-Flour, Cantal, France(hotel and lake)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $25,489
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,981
- Jul 18, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $52,003
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
Top Gap
By what name was Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009) officially released in India in English?
Answer