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Join us at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 9, for Henri-Georges Clouzot’s wicked thriller “Diabolique,” about two women who hatch a diabolical revenge plot.
DIABOLIQUE | 1955 | DIRECTOR: Henri-Georges Clouzot | WITH: Simone Signoret, Vera Clouzot, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel | RUNNING TIME: 1H 57M | IN FRENCH with English subtitles | UNRATED | PROJECTED IN 2K
Before “Psycho,” “Peeping Tom,” and “Repulsion, there was “Diabolique.” This thriller from Henri‑Georges Clouzot, which shocked audiences in Europe and the U.S., is the story of two women—the fragile wife and the willful mistress of the sadistic headmaster of a boys’ boarding school—who hatch a daring revenge plot. With its unprecedented narrative twists and terrifying images, “Diabolique” is a heart-grabbing benchmark in horror filmmaking.
“The movie has fun with the usual whodunit details: The split-second timetables, and the sleepy old guard who must open the gates to let anyone in or out of the school grounds. The Inspector also amuses himself reconstructing timetables and quizzing a small student who seems to see and hear impossible things. Then comes the ending, inspired by “Gaslight,” in which a woman is either going mad, or nothing is as it seems. “Diabolique” is so well constructed that even today it works on its intended level.” — Roger Ebert
Tickets are $6 (including service charge) and available at link above. Students use code UMSTUDENT at checkout for free admission (must show Cane card at the door).
