Descente aux enfers (1986)
Release Year: 1986
Nation: France
Alternative Title: Descent Into Hell, Abstieg zur Hölle, Yhden miehen helvetti, Pokolraszállás, Discesa all'inferno, デサント・オ・ザンファー 地獄に堕ちて, Zejście do piekieł, Descida aos infernos, Сошествие в ад, Cehenneme İniş
Director: Francis Girod
Writer: David Goodis, Francis Girod, Jean-Loup Dabadie
Production & Genre
Producer: N/A
Companies: Images Investissements, Investimage, Partner´s Productions, Sofica Créations, La Cinq
Budget: N/A
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Keywords
Keywords: husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, marriage crisis, alcoholism, writer, older man younger woman relationship
Story
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.
Summary
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.
