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.
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