# Diabolique (1955)

> At a troubled French boys' boarding school, an abused wife and her husband's former lover turn a murder plot into a nightmare of vanished evidence and mounting paranoia.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/672

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery
- Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Cast: Véra Clouzot, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel, Jean Brochard, Pierre Larquey, Michel Serrault, Yves-Marie Maurin
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046911/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: foreboding, claustrophobic, morbid, classic cinema night, late night suspense

## Synopsis

A chilling tale of betrayal and desperation unfolds in a secluded boarding school.

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