The read
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 89% of the 1,953 1990s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Working extremely hard to keep his hotel afloat, Paul begins hearing voices in his head. Convinced that his wife has been unfaithful, he begins to see every male guest as a potential threat. What follows is Paul's downward spiral into the madness of deranged jealousy where he finally discovers that hell is not a state of mind – hell is himself.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
285 audience votes
Key crew
- Claude ChabrolWriter
- Matthieu ChabrolOriginal Music Composer
- Claude ChabrolDirector
Cast
- Emmanuelle BéartNelly
- François CluzetPaul Prieur
- Nathalie CardoneMarylin
- André WilmsDoctor Arnoux
- Marc LavoineMartineau
- Christiane MinazzoliMme Vernon
- Dora DollMme Chabert
- Mario DavidDuhamel
- Jean-Pierre CasselM. Vernon
- Sophie ArturClotilde
- Thomas ChabrolJulien
- Yves VerhoevenYoung Boy
Stills
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Themes
adulteryjealousymarriage crisisparanoiaviolent husbanddescent into madnesspsychological thrillerfailing marriagemarital rapejealous husbandsuspicion of adulteryabusive husband
The Best Movies of 1994
Torment is #28 of 60
