Thomas, which, to my knowledge and appropriately enough, seems to have been forgotten. I suppose the same is actually true of this film, being that this Blu-ray release is my first exposure to Diabolically Yours in any way, shape, or form. Again, that can not indicate that the movie is inherently bad; it simply is what it is. Delon plays it fully, totally committed to every conceit and twist that this increasingly treacherous tale has to offer.
Though lesser known, none of the other actors are clocking out early, either. In terms of mood and tone, the cinematography of Diabolically Yours is diabolically nothing. Any notion of a perhaps dark thriller ambience is simply chucked in favor of what could be best described as televisual floodlighting common in the era.
Do not come here hoping for subtlety. But this is Julien Duvivier, one of the supposedly bland, stock, stale directors whom the originators of the French New Wave were lashing out at in their own deliberately bold and fresh work. That said, the audio commentary track by film historians Howard S. Berger any relation to Senta? Their articulate astuteness does a great deal in terms of contextualizing this film, and why it is the way it is. They certainly enjoy it, as most Kino Lorber commentators are want to do.
As always, spending time with them is a productive pleasure. Which simply means that this film lends itself to repeated rediscovery and enjoyment. And now, thanks to this terrifically presented Blu-ray from Kino Lorber studio classics, Diabolically Yours can in fact be not-so-diabolically yours.
Lost your password? Events Disscusion Group. She's pretty lovely to look at as well. Not surprisingly for a '60s French film, it looks great, with lush colors and decadent settings. The ending seems a bit rushed, and that could possibly be due to director Julien Duvivier passing away a couple months before release this was his final film , but I'm just taking a guess at that.
It still wraps things up nicely enough, and the film overall is an easy, engaging watch. Only by bedding this strangely unavailable supposed spouse can he hope to unlock his memory and mysterious past. Often absurd especially the vaguely Eurasian man servant Kim ; but always watchable. A slow burn psychological mystery that never really makes sense, but with two absolutely gorgeous leads.
There was a boatload of wasted potential in this film and the conclusion was utterly unsatisfying. This was so silly in the best possible way, extra half star for all the snap zooms and every time Alain Delon got maniacally gaslit. And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful wife" And you may say to yourself, "My God!
What have I done? I watched this movie on Kanopy, and I very quickly became annoyed at the beginning because the small description gave away the twist! If you happen to check this out on Kanopy, don't read the one line description. Because of that, I think a lot was ruined for me while watching. I was still entertained, but I'm not sure how thought-out certain plot elements were. One of the biggest problems with Diabolically Yours is the fact that the movie lies to the audience a lot.
There's a lot of missed potential that frustrated me a little bit, as well as several elements to the story that just weren't necessary and just were unsettling as a watcher. One of those amnesic mysteries about self with Alain Delon suspicious he is not the man the people around him claim he is.
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