Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Duration: 114 minuten
Alternative titles: Diabolique / The Fiends / Demonen / De Bezetenen
Country:
France
Directed by: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Stars: Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot and Paul Meurisse
IMDb score:
8,1 (71.239)
Releasedate: 29 January 1955
Les Diaboliques plot
"See it, be amazed at it, but... BE QUIET ABOUT IT!"
Two women drown the sadistic principal (who is married to one of the two) of a boarding school in a bathtub and throw him into the school's filthy swimming pool. However, when the pool is drained, the body is gone.
Actors and actresses
Christina Delassalle
Nicole Horner
Plantiveau
Mr. Drain
Mr. Raymond
Michel Delassalle
Police Inspector Alfred Fichet
Moinet
Soudieu
Mrs. Herboux
Reviews & comments
Pieter Montana
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- 6654 messages
- 2243 votes
Ma petite ruine!
If you're reading this, you've come too far. Get off this page, and just watch the movie without any info beforehand. Yes, even without reading the non-spoilers, without watching the trailer, or anything else. This fine example of French cinema outclasses any Hitchcock film or Agatha Christie book and you will almost get dizzy from being misled time and again. 4*
By the way, wouldn't it be better if the last sentence in the above MM plot description is removed? For me the story 'starts' with the murder and the intention of the women to keep it hidden. The fact that the body disappears from the pool is the first big twist that the viewer better not know?
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Fisico (moderator films)
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- 9874 messages
- 5352 votes
Excellent thriller from the old box in which a (loose-handed) bully is eliminated by his wife and his mistress. The build-up of the film initially focuses on this three-way relationship and immediately chooses a side of good versus evil. Christina is portrayed as a gentle innocent woman and her sympathy is immediately won by the viewer. When she is persuaded by the mistress Nicole to get rid of her husband, a rollercoaster ensues from which no one escapes.
So the introduction of the characters is strong and intriguing, but the film really gets going during the murder itself and comes to a climax when it turns out that the dumped corpse has disappeared. Cinematographically very strong scenes before, during and after the murder. Camera angles, facial expressions and despair of the character(s) are arranged in such a way that the tension is optimally created. In that respect, the film feels Hitchcockian. The tension is simply cut when the pool is drained. You empathize with the character Christina and especially when the tension is turned into amazement...
Nice ending too, surprising and strong plot twist that makes this film high on my list. More than rightly ended up in the top 250. Super!
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