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  Review by Lucy ★★★½ 10

  that moment when you, a queen, come across another queen, and discuss how best to maximize your joint slay

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  Review by lauren ★★★★½ 4

  i finished watching this two hours ago and i'm still waiting for the two leads to kiss

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  Review by Two Cineasts ★★★★★

  "Don't you believe in hell?"
  (Christina Delassalle)

  
  THE GREATEST MOVIE THAT HITCHCOCK NEVER MADE

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  Review by Dyrnott ★★★★ 2

  A horror classic! It starts off as a slow burn! The more you watch the more entertaining it gets! It is nicely shot! A becomes very suspenseful! Check it out!

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  Review by Emily Housel ★★★★½ 1

  LOL she was eating a baguette while crying, so relatable. this was so suspenseful, the last 5 mins was fantastic. my 100th film of the year!

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  Review by CinemaCl🎃wn ★★★★ 14

  Blending together the elements of horror & mystery in a seamless manner, cleverly using its available resources to provide a sense of dread & uncertainty, and efficiently sustaining its tense atmosphere from start to finish, Diabolique (Les Diaboliques) is one of the finest examples of its genre(s) that simply refuses to age despite being nearly 60 years old.

  The story concerns the wife of a cruel headmaster who, along with the help of her husband's mistress, devises a plan to murder him, and after careful arrangement manages to successfully execute it without leaving behind any traces. However, things are ultimately set in motion when the body mysteriously disappears from site after which a number of strange occurrences ensue.

  Ingeniously directed, smartly written,…

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  Review by Christina ★★★★

  *seeing her dead husband for the first time* 

  “what’s the matter?”
  “he’s so ugly…”

  a blueprint for its genre, henri-georges clouzot’s diabolique, is a reversed who-dunnit about a repulsive headmaster and his wife and mistress who conspire to kill him. clouzot uses a feminine bond to manipulate the audience, subverting all expectations. the mistress, iconically portrayed by simone signoret, stands resolute against vera clouzot’s delicate nature. the dichotomy exhibits the different capacities people have for evil—its wicked scale haunting and compromising even the purest hearts, in their pursuit for personal liberty. 

  the story’s plodding pace pays off in the end with a diabolical nail-biter. looming darkness and crisp shadows in every shot, the film is a technical marvel. its pristine framing…

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  Review by Ethan Colburn ★★★★★ 14

  With this movie, Hitchcock was briefly dethroned as the "master of suspense" before he went on his epic run of movies in the late 50s. Clouzot absolutely slays this. The twists and turns are all over the place, and you don't quite know where it is going until the end.

  I was lucky enough to see this in theaters my first watch and there were audible gasps throughout. It's amazing that a 65 year old movie can still have that effect on its audience.

  The lesbian tension is palpable yet never consummated. It is apparently part of the novel, which again increases the tension. There is so much that is unknown to the audience, but when it is finally revealed it doesn't disappoint.

  Go in blind! Don't read any more, and appreciate the power of French Cinema! :)

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  This is my 300th review! Thank you all for reading my writing, I really appreciate it.

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  Review by Naughty aka Juli Norwood ★★★★★ 7

  A thrilling classic that more than lives up to its name! Taut, suspenseful plot that's wickedly delicious!

  Packed with powerhouse performances by Véra Clouzot, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse!

  Christina Delassalle (Véra Clouzot) may have something to hide but her see-through nightie reveals all!

  Your viewing pleasure would be greatly enhanced if you avoid summaries, reviews and trailers!

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  Review by Larry ★★★★★ 3

  Wow.

  I finished this film just moments ago, and I immediately want to go tell the world what I just saw. But I cant. Because at the end, a little message scrolled past that told me not to ruin the surprise. Diabolique is very interesting in the fact that a movie released in 1955, 58 years ago, is still making its audiences keep quiet about the ending. I have to thank the fans of the movie who didnt spoil this for me, and I will become one of those people who will carry the secret of this film to my grave.

  Well, thats a little extreme, but I feel its justified in this context. The twist is simple, but planned…

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  Review by cuckoochanel ★★★★½ 11

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  SHOCKtober Day 7 of 31

  In Henri-George Clouzot’s 1955 psychological thrill ride, Diabolique, horror and supernatural elements disrupt the film noir conventions that are established as the framework of the film—all subverted by a gender swap that presents both a reversal of power in traditional gender roles and a queer subtext to the love triangle at the center of the criminal action.

  Two women, the frail and demure wife of a boarding school headmaster and his mistress, conspire to divest themselves of the brutish, abusive man in their lives—permanently. Simone Signoret is the sultry and decisively amoral Nicole, an on-premise faculty member who doubles as the extramarital lover and punching bag—who dons a fresh shiner from her previous night’s tryst…

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  Review by Timcop ★★★★½ 2

  never plot a murder with a Catholic