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Les Diaboliques (French: [le djabɔlik], released as Diabolique in the United States and variously translated as The Devils or The Fiends) [1] is a 1955 French psychological horror thriller film co-written and directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse and Charles Vanel.
Les Diaboliques (The She-Devils) is a collection of short stories written by Barbey d'Aurevilly and published in France in 1874. Each story features a woman who commits an act of violence, or revenge, or some other crime.
Les Diaboliques may refer to: Les Diaboliques, 1874 short stories collection by Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, each of which relates a tale of a woman who commits acts of violence, crime, or revenge; Les Diaboliques, 1955 French film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, based on a novel by Boileau-Narcejac; Diabolique (1996 film), 1996 U.S ...
Henri-Georges Clouzot (French: [ɑ̃ʁi ʒɔʁʒ kluzo]; 20 November 1907 – 12 January 1977) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer.He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed The Wages of Fear (1953) and Les Diaboliques (1955), which are critically recognized as among the greatest films of the 1950s.
Les Diaboliques (The She-Devils, 1874; a collection of short stories, each of which relates a tale of a woman who commits an act of violence or revenge, or other crime). Une Histoire sans Nom (The Story Without a Name, 1882). Ce qui ne Meurt Pas (What Never Dies, 1884). Essays and criticism. Á Rebours (1884), in Le Constitutionnel, 28 July 1884.
The most notable adaptation is the 1955 French thriller Les Diaboliques. [6] The film's director and co-screenwriter Henri-Georges Clouzot made several substantial changes to the plot. He switched the murderers to the wife and mistress and made the husband the victim, and invented the private school setting.
Diabolique may refer to: Diabolique (1955 film) , or Les Diaboliques , 1955 French film starring Simone Signoret Diabolique (1996 film) , 1996 United States remake of Les Diaboliques starring Sharon Stone
François Truffaut in his book of interviews with Hitchcock popularized the idea that Boileau and Narcejac wrote The Living and the Dead specifically for Hitchcock. [1] They heard that he was trying to purchase the rights to She Who Was No More but was outbid by Henri-Georges Clouzot and was jealous of the success of Les Diaboliques.