Rotten
Although this has a few hallucinating bits of terror, the film is primarily a creaky-door type of melodrama.
Variety Staff, Variety
Diabolique
See it, be amazed at it, but...BE QUIET ABOUT IT!
1955 · 1h 57m · Not Rated
Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Overview
The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo -- his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. The women become increasingly unhinged by a series of odd occurrences after Delassalle's corpse mysteriously disappears.
Director and cast
- Henri-Georges Clouzot Director
- Véra Clouzot as Christina Delassalle
- Simone Signoret as Nicole Horner
- Paul Meurisse as Michel Delassalle
- Jean Brochard as Plantiveau, caretaker
- Charles Vanel as Alfred Fichet, le commissaire
- Pierre Larquey as M. Drain, teacher
- Michel Serrault as M. Raymond, teacher
- Thérèse Dorny Cast
- Yves-Marie Maurin Cast
- Noël Roquevert Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Cruel, sour, and -- unfortunately -- very effective.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
This is one of the dandiest mystery dramas that has shown here in goodness knows when.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
[Creates] a diabolical double-reverse plot that keeps the audience guessing right up to the thoroughly implausible final scene.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
With a deliciously curvy and complex plot, Diabolique is a masterpiece of suspense -- as accomplished as anything done by Hitchcock.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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