L'Enfer (Inferno) by Danis Tanovic




IMDB:   
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430224


Release Date: September 2005
Genre: Drama
Subtitle: Bosnian, English

Director: Danis Tanovic
Writers:
Krzysztof Kieslowski (scenario)
Krzysztof Piesiewicz (writer)

Cast:
Emmanuelle Béart .... Sophie
Karin Viard .... Céline
Marie Gillain .... Anne
Guillaume Canet .... Sébastien
Jacques Gamblin .... Pierre
Jacques Perrin .... Frédéric
Carole Bouquet .... The mother
Miki Manojlovic .... The father
Jean Rochefort .... Louis
Maryam d'Abo .... Julie
Gaëlle Bona .... Joséphine
Tiffany Tougard .... Young Céline
Marie Loboda .... Young Sophie
Emma Cuzon .... Young Anne
Julian Ciais .... Young Sébastien
Dominique Reymond .... Michelle


In 1980s Paris a man, fresh from his release from prison, is rejected by his wife. After a violent confrontation he throws himself from the apartment window, an act witnessed by his three young daughters. 

In present day Paris the three daughters, now grown up, live their own lives. Sophie (Emmanuelle Beart), the eldest, is married with young children but suspects her husband of having an affair. The youngest, Anne (Marie Gillain), is a student involved in a messy relationship with one of her tutors. Middle sister Celine (Karin Viard) lives a solitary and joyless life, caring for their difficult mother. When a young man starts to take an interest in her, she little suspects the true motive behind his approaches... 

Written by Krzysztof Kieslowski & Krzysztof Piesiewicz shortly prior to Kieslowski's death, this film is the second of a planned trilogy of Heaven, Hell and Purgatory.

The Bosnian director Danis Tanovic, best known for his award-winning anti-war film NO MAN'S LAND has tackled L'Enfer with muted precision, color-coding the three sisters (red for jealous Sophie, blue for melancholy Celine, green for youthful Anne, and exploring undercurrents of jealousy, fear and lack of understanding.