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HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT’S INFERNOL’Enfer de Henri-Georges Clouzot 2010 César and Étoile d’Or for Best Documentary International Jury Award at the 2009 São Paulo International Film Festival Festival Selection: Göteborg International Film Festival (2010), Hong Kong International Film Festival, Dokumentärt (2010), Rotterdam International Film Festival (2010), London Film Festival (2009), Mostra São Paulo International Film Festival (2009), New York Film Festival (2009), Telluride Film Festival (2009), Toronto International Film Festival, Independence Days (2009), Viennale, Real to Reel (2009) West Coast Premiere Documentary/Drama France, 2009 In French with English subtitles 35mm/HD/Color/Dolby SRD/94 min Directed by: Serge Bromberg, Ruxandra Medrea Written by: Serge Bromberg Based on the original work by: Henri-Georges Clouzot, José-André Lacour, Jean Ferry Cinematography by: Irina Lubtchansky, Jérôme Krumenacker Editing by: Janice Jones Music by: Bruno Alexiu Produced by: Serge Bromberg Production Company: Lobster Films Coproduction: France 2 Cinéma International Sales: MK2 55, rue Traversière 75012 Paris France Phone:+33 1.44.67.30.00 www.mk2.com U.S. Distributor Flicker Alley P.O. Box 931762 Los Angeles, California 90093 Phone: (323) 878-0508 www.flickeralley.com Cast: Romy Schneider (Odette -archive footage), Bérénice Bejo (Odette), Serge Reggiani (Marcel - archive footage), Jacques Gamblin (Marcel), Dany Carrel (Marylou - archive footage), Catherine Allégret (Yvette / Herself - archive footage), Henri-Georges Clouzot (Himself - archive footage) In 1964, writer-director Henri-Georges Clouzot (Diabolique, The Wages of Fear) set out to make Inferno, an ambitious and visually revolutionary work. A film about a man (Serge Reggiani) possessed by jealousy, obsessed with his beautiful and flirtatious wife (Romy Schneider), Inferno had an unlimited budget and creative carte blanche, but production stopped after three weeks of shooting and never resumed. The reels were lost for years and unearthed by film collector Serge Bromberg, who reconstructed the film that was never made with original footage, re-enactments and interviews with the crew. Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno reveals the extraordinary images of an unparalleled creative undertaking, so dangerously blurring the line between an artist and his work that it also drove Clouzot to obsession and insanity. SERGE BROMBERG is a film collector and President of Lobster Films Studios since 1984. Lobster Films plays a major role in film restoration worldwide and the collection built by Bromberg now consists of more than 40,000 rare titles, including feature films, silent films, newsreels and documentaries. In 2008, he also launched the European Film Treasures on-line archive. He was awarded the Jean Mitry prize in 1997 for his restoration work. Serge Bromberg has produced over 500 television programs and documentaries since 1994, including Arletty, Lady Paname (2007), Discovering Cinema: Learning to Talk (2003), Discovering Cinema: Movies Dream in Color (2004) or Cellulo (1995-2001). Bromberg is also artistic director of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. PRESS "...This picture will have a long shelf life as a point of reference for cineastes all over the world. (...)There's no way of knowing if "Inferno" would have been a masterpiece or a fiasco, but Bromberg has crafted something of a film buff's dream from Clouzot's nightmare." Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter. "It’s a remarkable feat of cinematic archeology, taking in reminiscences from the key players plus Clouzot’s raw location footage and wildly sensuous test photography of star Romy Schneider. (...) It remains unclear whether ‘Inferno’ would’ve been the masterpiece Clouzot was anticipating: his reliance on tripped-out visuals and a staunchly unreconstructed attitude to sexual politics may have dated the film rapidly. What survives is a striking cautionary tale for budding filmmakers and a haunting evocation of experimentation run amok." Tom Huddleston, Time Out London |