Descente aux enfers (1986)
Erscheinungsjahr: 1986
Land: France
Alternative Title: Descent Into Hell, Abstieg zur Hölle, Yhden miehen helvetti, Pokolraszállás, Discesa all'inferno
Regisseur: Francis Girod
Writer: David Goodis, Francis Girod, Jean-Loup Dabadie
Produktion & Genre
Produzent: Producer: Ariel Zeitoun
Firmen: Images Investissements, Investimage, Partner´s Productions, Sofica Créations, La Cinq
Budget: N/A
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Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, marriage crisis, alcoholism, writer, older man younger woman relationship
Geschichte
Descente aux enfers follows Alan, a renowned writer, and his young wife Lola who are vacationing in Haiti to resolve their troubled marriage. Alan's struggle with writer's block and increasing alcoholism causes tension between them. Lola begins an affair while Alan, inebriated one night, accidentally kills a black man during a robbery attempt.
Zusammenfassung
Directed by Francis Girod, Descente aux enfers is a French drama-thriller from 1986 that explores the crumbling marriage of writer Alan and his young wife Lola. Set against the backdrop of Haiti, their vacation intended to salvage their relationship turns into a descent into chaos and violence. The film delves into themes of marital crisis, alcoholism, guilt, and consequences, culminating in a tragic incident that forever changes their lives.
