Diabolique

1955 · 117 min · FR · NR · 7.9 (846 votes)

Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot · Starring Véra Clouzot, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel, Jean Brochard, Pierre Larquey · Music Georges Van Parys

“See it, be amazed at it, but... BE QUIET ABOUT IT!”

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The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo -- his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. The women become increasingly unhinged by a series of odd occurrences after Delassalle's corpse mysteriously disappears.

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A masterclass in creeping dread, this film plunges you into a suffocating world of paranoia and moral decay. Its unsettling atmosphere, punctuated by psychological torment and a relentless sense of unease, slowly unravels the sanity of its characters, leaving you questioning every shadow and motive.

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