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Paul’s jealousy drives him to constantly monitor Nelly, transforming the hotel into a cage.
How Chabrol's version
Claude Chabrol's (1994), also known as Hell or Torment , is a psychological thriller film, not a stage piece. It stars Emmanuelle Béart and François Cluzet in a story focused on a hotel owner’s descent into morbid jealousy and madness. Claude Chabrol - L--enfer -1994-
L'enfer is a film obsessed with looking. Paul watches Nelly through windows, binoculars, and cracked doors. Chabrol frequently uses point-of-view shots that trick the audience: we see what Paul thinks he sees (Nelly sharing intimate glances or clandestine meetings), only for the camera to pull back and reveal a completely innocent interaction. Paul’s jealousy drives him to constantly monitor Nelly,
The film’s genius lies in its title. We never see the fiery pit of Dante’s Inferno . Instead, Chabrol argues that Hell is not a place you go after you die. Hell is a room with yellow wallpaper. Hell is the suspicion that the person sleeping next to you is a stranger. Hell is the inability to trust your own eyes. L'enfer is a film obsessed with looking
