From Arrow Academy release, comes the HD Blu-ray presentation of the award-winning documentary about a lost classic of French cinema
In 1964, Henri-Georges Clouzot, the acclaimed director of Les Diaboliques and Wages of Fear, began work on his most ambitious film yet…
Set in a beautiful lakeside resort in the Auvergne region of France, L’Enfer (Inferno) was to be a sun scorched elucidation on the dark depths of jealousy starring Romy Schneider as the harassed wife of a controlling hotel manager (Serge Reggiani).
However, despite huge expectations, major studio backing and an unlimited budget, after three weeks the production collapsed under the weight of arguments, technical complications and illness.
In this compelling, award-winning 2009 documentary Serge Bromberg and Ruxandra Medrea present 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 endeavour through interviews, dramatisations of unfilmed scenes, and Clouzot’s own notes.
The Arrow Academy release includes a HD Blu-ray presentation of the documentary, with original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, optional English subtitles, and the following extras…
• Lucy Mazdon on Henri-Georges Clouzot, the French cinema expert and academic talks at length about the films of Clouzot and the troubled production of Inferno • They Saw Inferno, a featurette including unseen material, providing further insight into the production of Inferno • Filmed Introduction by Serge Bromberg • Interview with Serge Bromberg • Stills gallery • Original trailer • Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Twins of Evil • Illustrated collector’s booklet (first pressing only) featuring new writing on the film by Ginette Vincendeau
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