I only realised it was a thriller in its final moments. Until then, it felt almost like an absurdist dark comedy wrapped in domestic tragedy. It’s easily one of the best films I’ve ever seen. I briefly looked at the remakes, but none seem to capture the strange, decaying essence of the original French melancholy. What struck me most was the way I felt both sympathy and loathing for every character. Each of them felt fragile, guilty, and human. Few films dare to walk that tightrope between absurdity and horror, sympathy and disgust, and fewer still do it this elegantly.

I only realised it was a thriller in its final moments. Until then, it felt almost like an absurdist dark comedy wrapped in domestic tragedy. It’s easily one of the best films I’ve ever seen. I briefly looked at the remakes, but none seem to capture the strange, decaying essence of the original French melancholy. What struck me most was the way I felt both sympathy and loathing for every character. Each of them felt fragile, guilty, and human. Few films dare to walk that tightrope between absurdity and horror, sympathy and disgust, and fewer still do it this elegantly.

"Midnight baths! The decline of Rome!" might be the greatest exasperated neighbor quote of all time.

"Midnight baths! The decline of Rome!" might be the greatest exasperated neighbor quote of all time.

A masterclass in psychological tension.  feels cold, paranoid, and suffocating in the best possible way. Every hallway, every shadow, every silence feels loaded with dread. Simone Signoret and Véra Clouzot are phenomenal, and Henri-Georges Clouzot directs the film with almost surgical precision.  

What shocked me most is how modern it still feels — the manipulation, the guilt, the fear slowly consuming the characters. And that ending? One of the most devastating and perfectly executed twists in classic cinema.  

Not just a thriller, but a cruel psychological trap that keeps tightening until the very last scene. Absolute peak suspense cinema.

A masterclass in psychological tension.  feels cold, paranoid, and suffocating in the best possible way. Every hallway, every shadow, every silence feels loaded with dread. Simone Signoret and Véra Clouzot are phenomenal, and Henri-Georges Clouzot directs the film with almost surgical precision.  

What shocked me most is how modern it still feels — the manipulation, the guilt, the fear slowly consuming the characters. And that ending? One of the most devastating and perfectly executed twists in classic cinema.  

Not just a thriller, but a cruel psychological trap that keeps tightening until the very last scene. Absolute peak suspense cinema.

wtf holy shit!!!!

wtf holy shit!!!!

This was such an awesome watchh!!! So many amazing, strong performances, really tense scenes, and also ends on a very unpredictable plot twist!!!

It's also really cool knowing that this film inspired films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and Vertigo!!

This was such an awesome watchh!!! So many amazing, strong performances, really tense scenes, and also ends on a very unpredictable plot twist!!!

It's also really cool knowing that this film inspired films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and Vertigo!!