{"id":3059,"date":"2010-04-05T18:33:15","date_gmt":"2010-04-05T17:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/news\/?p=1104"},"modified":"2014-03-29T08:12:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-29T07:12:00","slug":"dvd-of-the-month-henri-georges-clouzots-inferno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/reviews\/2010\/04\/05\/dvd-of-the-month-henri-georges-clouzots-inferno\/","title":{"rendered":"DVD of the month: Henri Georges Clouzot’s Inferno"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Inferno<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\nFormat:<\/B> DVD

\nRelease date:<\/B> 12 April 2010

\nDistributor:<\/B> Park Circus

\nDirector:<\/B> Serge Bromberg and Ruxandra Medrea

\nOriginal title:<\/B> L’Enfer d’Henri-Georges Clouzot<\/I>

\nFrance 2009

\n102 mins\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This documentary about Henri-Georges Clouzot’s unfinished 1964 psycho-thriller L’Enfer<\/I> is as tantalising as it is frustrating. Clouzot remains one of the most masterful of French directors, having produced such unsurpassable classics as The Raven<\/I><\/A> (Le Corbeau<\/I>, 1943) and The Wages of Fear<\/I><\/A> (Le Salaire de la peur<\/I>, 1953). A meticulous filmmaker as well as a master of suspense to rival Alfred Hitchcock, he inexplicably seems to have lost control on the big-budget production of L’Enfer<\/I>. The long-lost raw footage is intriguing and dazzling, infused with swirling lights and blue-lipped, cigarette-puffing fantasy temptresses. A real shame, then, that although directors Serge Bromberg and Ruxandra Mederea have managed to speak to numerous members of the original crew, this behind-the-scenes investigation has so little to say about the reasons behind Clouzot’s failure to complete the film. In spite of this, the undiminished power of Clouzot’s extraordinary images makes the documentary a fascinating watch. <\/p>\n

Win a copy of Henri Georges Clouzot’s Inferno<\/I><\/A>!<\/div>\n

Pamela Jahn and Virginie S\u00e9lavy<\/I><\/B><\/p>\n

Buy Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno [DVD] [2009]<\/a>\"\" from Amazon<\/p>\n

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This documentary about Henri-Georges Clouzot’s unfinished 1964 psycho-thriller L’Enfer<\/I> is as tantalising as it is frustrating.
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