Before Psycho, Peeping Tom, and Repulsion, there was Les Diaboliques. This thriller from Henri‑Georges Clouzot, which shocked audiences in Europe and the U.S., is the story of two women—the fragile wife and the willful mistress of the sadistic headmaster of a boys' boarding school—who hatch a daring revenge plot.

With its unprecedented narrative twists and terrifying images, Les Diaboliques is a heart-grabbing benchmark in horror filmmaking, featuring outstanding performances by Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, and Paul Meurisse.

To mark the Star and Shadow's 20th year of championing cinema we are revisiting films from our last two decades of programming. We first screened Les Diaboliques in 2013 when we were still at our first venue - thirteen years later, join us for this chilling start to the spooky season. 

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