Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
2009 · 102 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 2,045 VOTES · DIR. Serge Bromberg, Ruxandra Medrea
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 941 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:36 This story began in the elevator of a Paris apartment house
00:03:39 a character having ten obsessions
00:06:52 He said “Read it and we’ll discuss it.” It was late afternoon.
00:09:23 “This is terrific! What vision...”
00:14:22 In the cinema of the time, Clouzot was one of the greats.
00:16:46 he could focus almost exclusively on the actors’ performance.
00:20:50 I think the film would only have been interesting
00:24:33 30 minutes of tests, which talk and tell us a story.
00:27:08 like when a musician writes a fugue.
00:29:51 I dropped by Marylou’s, we had a snack in the shop.
00:33:04 where all the elements of traditional cinema
00:37:58 so that once reversed, we had the right colours back.
00:42:30 I remember
00:47:40 they played hard and worked hard.
00:51:26 We couldn’t all eat in a single shift.
00:54:27 as he was an insomniac, to discuss the next day’s work schedule.
00:59:26 Sensational discount on crocodile bags!
01:02:51 Theoretically, you had crew number one
01:11:02 So what if you did?
01:13:42 He wanted his ideas to come through his actors
01:18:51 I told you, I was tired, I rested.
01:21:26 So we’d think “Does he really want to finish this film?”
01:24:52 Clouzot threatened legal action.
01:28:40 I have the feeling that this was the general opinion
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed941
Dialogue density9.2 lines / min
First line00:00:36
Final line01:28:40
Production Record
DirectorSerge Bromberg, Ruxandra Medrea
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes2,045