DIABOLIQUE (Les Diaboliques) (1955) - ♦♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Henri-Georges Clouzot

Written by - Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérome Géronimi, René Masson, Frédéric Grendel (based on a novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac)

Starring - Simone Signoret, Vera Clouzot, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel

"The principal of a school is murdered by his wealthy wife who is often brutalised by him and a teacher he had an affair with. But all does not work out as planned when the body is not found and his presence starts haunting them. A truly frightening vision. Clouzot’s film is a stand out influential work of the thriller and horror genre, with its carefully structured atmosphere and mood and grippingly shocking plot developments. Hats off to the cast as well that deliver chilling performances."

Thriller, France