With a deliciously curvy and complex plot, Diabolique is a masterpiece of suspense -- as accomplished as anything done by Hitchcock.
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01/01/00
Diabolique (1954)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:22
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Prior to Hitchcock's Psycho, this adult terror classic by French screenwriter-director Henri-Georges Clouzot was considered the most frightening and artistic horror picture ever made. Hitchcock... [More]
Starring: Simone Signoret, Vera Clouzot, Paul Merisse, Charles Vanel
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
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Reviews for Diabolique
Top CriticThis is one of the dandiest mystery dramas that has shown here in goodness knows when.
05/20/03
Top Critic[Creates] a diabolical double-reverse plot that keeps the audience guessing right up to the thoroughly implausible final scene.
01/01/00
Top CriticCruel, sour, and -- unfortunately -- very effective.
08/13/07
Top Critic...[contains] some incredibly satisfying moments and a twist ending that's almost impossible to guess.
05/24/03
Everything that you need from a suspense thriller.
02/28/02
It has the look and feel of one of the original Hitchcock movies from the 30s.
01/01/00
One of the darkest thrillers ever.
05/01/04
Avoids formulas, instead opting to take the audience down the same windy, confusing roads that the characters travel.
08/16/03
Although this has a few hallucinating bits of terror, the film is primarily a creaky-door type of melodrama.
08/13/07
Top CriticA scary movie in the spirit of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, and while it isn’t as well known, it’s just as chilling.
01/01/00
One of the outstanding mystery shockers of recent years, this French-language picture is certain to receive critical praise and strong word-of-mouth that will make it one of the top French imports.
06/05/02
A great piece of Guignol misanthropy.
01/26/06
A bitter chiller. One of the most suspenseful films ever made.
07/30/03
One of the scariest moments ever.
02/23/03
First-class all the way (unlike the Sharon Stone remake)
10/07/04
Delectable suspense with a grand payoff.
08/09/07
No review available.
05/30/07
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04/15/04
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07/16/05
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