Overview
A hotel manager's mind unravels as jealousy consumes him, leading to tragic consequences.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- brooding
- paranoid
- oppressive
- arthouse movie night
- serious film discussion
What critics said
Critics broadly regard Claude Chabrol's tightly controlled psychological drama as a powerful, meticulously acted study of jealousy and marital paranoia.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Paul's suspicions about Nelly's alleged infidelity intensify into paranoid delusions and drive his collapse.
The marriage crisis and Paul's surveillance of Nelly transform the home and relationship into sources of threat.
Paul's descent is structured as a progressively faster spiral from irritability to madness and tragic consequences.
The jealous husband's fixation and abusive behavior expose the destructive logic of control within marriage.
Films like Torment, and why
The Shining
psychological obsession, marital suspicion, and a claustrophobic descent into possessive violence
Repulsion
domestic paranoia, unstable perception, and corrosive jealousy rendered through psychological thriller conventions
The Piano Teacher
marriage crisis, obsessive control, and escalating psychological torment in an austere European drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Claude Chabrol
- Release Date
- 1994-02-16
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (288)
Cast
- Emmanuelle Béart
- François Cluzet
- Nathalie Cardone
- André Wilms
- Marc Lavoine
- Christiane Minazzoli
- Dora Doll
- Mario David
- Jean-Pierre Cassel
- Sophie Artur
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- BFI Player Amazon Channel, ARROW
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Torment about?
- A hotel manager's unfounded jealousy mutates into a terrifying psychological collapse that destroys his marriage and sense of self.
- What is Torment like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Torment as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Torment violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Torment as moderate.
- What did critics think of Torment?
- Critics broadly regard Claude Chabrol's tightly controlled psychological drama as a powerful, meticulously acted study of jealousy and marital paranoia.
- Which films are like Torment?
- Films with a similar feel include The Shining, Repulsion, and The Piano Teacher.
- How long is Torment?
- Torment runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Torment?
- In United States, Torment streams on BFI Player Amazon Channel, ARROW.
