Hell (French: L'Enfer), titled Torment in the USA, is a 1994 French psychological thriller film directed by Claude Chabrol. It was adapted by Chabrol from the screenplay by Henri-Georges Clouzot for the unfinished film L'Enfer, which Clouzot began shooting in 1964 but was unable to complete. The producer of Chabrol's film was Marin Karmitz and the leading actors were Emmanuelle Béart and François Cluzet.
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Plot summary
Paul (Cluzet) and Nelly (Béart) are a married couple who run a successful hotel. Paul begins to suspect Nelly of being unfaithful, and eventually descends into paranoia from which there is no escape. Instead of the usual final caption, "The End", L'Enfer finishes on a caption that reads "Without end..."
Cast
Emmanuelle Béart as Nelly
François Cluzet as Paul Prieur
Nathalie Cardone as Marylin
André Wilms as Doctor Arnoux
Marc Lavoine as Martineau
Christiane Minazzoli as Mme Vernon
Dora Doll as Mme Chabert
Mario David as Duhamel
Jean-Pierre Cassel as M. Vernon
Thomas Chabrol as Julien
Noël Simsolo as M. Chabert
Yves Verhoeven as Young Boy
Production
Filming took place at the Lac de Saint-Ferréol (Haute-Garonne), Revel (Haute-Garonne), and Castelnaudary (Aude).
Year-end lists
Honorable mention – Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News