Stars: Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, Chazz Palminteri, Kathy Bates, Spalding Gray, Allen Garfield, Adam Hann-Byrd

Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik

Summary: Guy Baran regularly abuses his wife and his mistress to the point where they meet to decide on how to kill him. Having poisoned him they dump his body in a murky pool. But when the pool is drained the body has vanished...

In this remake of the French classic, the wife of an abusive school headmaster joins forces with his mistress to do away with him. However, something goes wrong, and the two begin to get the feeling that their victim may not really be dead. When a private investigator becomes involved, the thread begins to unravel.

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Diaboliqueis Jeremiah Chechik's 1996 revamped version of the 1955 French film noirtale of two teachers at a boys school conspiring to kill the headmaster (played in the remake by Chazz Palminteri of Jadeand The Usual Suspects). The three assemble an intriguing triangle of revenge and deceit as the headmaster's abused and humiliated wife and mistress team up to get even. Mia Baran is the fragile wife with a delicate heart condition, portrayed by Isabelle Adjani (Queen Margot), and Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct) is the plotting, contemptuous mistress. Together they set out to wreak an unfortunate revenge, but as the story reveals itself, miscalculations abound as hidden agendas and secret lives are unexpectedly exposed. Chechik's new look and timeless setting give film noiraudiences something neoteric and seductive to play with. A welcomed change to the film's story line is the fresh addition of Kathy Bates as a daunting private detective. Fans of Stone's will not be disappointed with the latest version of her "I-could-give-a-damn smoldering broad" technique and anyone not yet familiar with Chazz Palminteri will love watching him succeed as the ultimately despicable headmaster. --Michele Goodson

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Behind The Scenes Featurette, Interactive Menus, Scene Access, Trailer
Subtitles:	Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Year:	1996
Release Date:	January 28, 2002
Runtime:	103 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 014204
Keywords:	General, Wide, Screen, Drama, Diabolique
Genre:	Drama