: It was based on an unfinished 1964 project by director Henri-Georges Clouzot . Chabrol adapted Clouzot’s original screenplay to create this version.
In the harrowing conclusion, Paul’s obsession completely consumes him. He drives Nelly to a remote location by the lake. In a moment of blind, jealous rage, he drowns her. It is the ultimate, tragic result of his possessiveness: if he cannot have her exclusively, no one will. Claude Chabrol - L--enfer -1994-