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Les Diaboliques
FRANCE · 1955

Les Diaboliques

Henri-Georges Clouzot
murder conspiracy psychological manipulation infidelity and betrayal institutional corruption guilt and paranoia
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Synopsis

The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo -- his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. The women become increasingly unhinged by a series of odd occurrences after Delassalle's corpse mysteriously disappears.

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