2009Documentary1h 42m

Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

A master filmmaker's unfinished dream

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.

Information

StatusReleased
Original Languagefr

Keywords

interviewfilmmakingmaking ofarchive footagedocumentary filmmakingwoman directorcinema historyedited from unfinished filmunfinishedportrait of a filmmaker

Production

Lobster Films
Lobster Films
France 2 Cinéma
France 2 Cinéma