Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

Overview

In 1964, Henri-Georges Clouzot's production of L'Enfer came to a halt. Despite huge expectations, major studio backing and an unlimited budget, after three weeks the production collapsed. This documentary presents Inferno's incredible expressionistic original rushes, screen tests, and on-location footage, whilst also reconstructing Clouzot's original vision, and shedding light on the ill-fated endeavor through interviews, dramatizations of unfilmed scenes, and Clouzot's own notes.

Details

Cast

Romy Schneider

Odette (archive footage)

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Self (archive footage)

Serge Reggiani

Marcel (archive footage)

Bérénice Bejo

Odette

Jacques Gamblin

Marcel

Dany Carrel

Marylou (archive footage)

Jean-Claude Bercq

Martineau (archive footage)

Mario David

Julien (archive footage)

André Luguet

Duhamel (archive footage)

Barbara Sommers

Mme. Bordure (archive footage)

Maurice Teynac

M. Bordure (archive footage)

Blanchette Brunoy

Clotilde (archive footage)

Maurice Garrel

Dr. Arnoux (archive footage)

Henri Virlogeux

L'homme sur la terrasse (archive footage)

Catherine Allégret

Yvette / Self - Interviewee

Serge Bromberg

Récitant / Narrator (voice)

Costa-Gavras

Self - Interviewee

William Lubtchansky

Self - Interviewee

Bernard Stora

Self - Interviewee

Joel Stein

Self - Interviewee