Search - Diabolique [Widescreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Not For Children Movie Release: 1996 DVD Release: 07/18/2000 Format: DVD - Soft-Matted WSE for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 47 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Total Copies: 6 Genres: Thriller, Post-Noir (Modern Noir), Psychological Thriller

Henri-Georges Clouzot's classic French thriller gets a Hollywood makeover in this glossy remake. Guy Baran (Chazz Palminteri) is the dull, loutish headmaster of a private school that has seen better days. While Guy oversees the day to day operations, the school is actually owned by his wife Mia (Isabelle Adjani), whose spirit has been crushed by Guy's casual cruelty and whose health is frail. Guy has been openly having an affair with one of his teachers, Nicole Horner (Sharon Stone), who has almost as much contempt for Guy as Mia. Mia and Nicole eventually join forces against their common enemy and plan to murder him and conceal the evidence. However, while the killing goes as planned, Guy's body mysteriously disappears from the carefully chosen spot where it was dumped, and when a chatty detective, Shirley Vogel (Kathy Bates) begins asking questions, both women begin to wonder who knows what about their murderous scheme. This was the third remake of Les Diaboliques, following two made-for-TV adaptations, Reflection of Murder and House of Secrets. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Sharon Stone - Nicole Horner
Isabelle Adjani - Mia Baran
Chazz Palminteri - Guy Baran
Kathy Bates - Det. Shirley Vogel
Spalding Gray - Simon Veatch

Jeremiah Chechik's re-make of the classic French film Diabolique comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English, French, and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include trailers, filmographies, and a making-of featurette. This Warner Brothers release offers excellent sound and picture quality, regardless of what one thinks of the film itself. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide