Working extremely hard to keep his hotel afloat, Paul begins hearing voices in his head. Convinced that his wife has been unfaithful, he begins to see every male guest as a potential threat. What follows is Paul's downward spiral into the madness of deranged jealousy where he finally discovers that hell is not a state of mind – hell is himself.
Acting
Cluzet's unraveling is terrifyingly ordinary — you know this man.
Direction
Chabrol's hotel becomes a trap: corridors, mirrors, nowhere to hide.
Sound
Those voices aren't supernatural — they're Paul's conscience weaponized.
Director
Claude Chabrol
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chabrol called this his 'final word' on the bourgeoisie he spent 40 years dissecting — Paul is the logical endpoint of his entitled, anxious men.
The hotel was a real failing establishment; Chabrol kept shooting during actual renovations, lending Paul's desperation documentary texture.
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