tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post6689978943254854237..comments2024-03-28T16:21:30.329-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Forgotten Movies: DIABOLIQUEpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-30331203194122038872013-09-24T20:33:08.628-04:002013-09-24T20:33:08.628-04:00Already on my Netflix queue, Patti. Looking forwar...Already on my Netflix queue, Patti. Looking forward to seeing it.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-20720291227446690612013-09-24T18:24:46.089-04:002013-09-24T18:24:46.089-04:00First time I saw this was as the TV movie version ...First time I saw this was as the TV movie version Jeff mentions. As a teen in the 1970s it left a very lasting impact on me. Very chilling. Joan Hackett is extremely good as another of her many tortured/neurotic women.<br /><br />The original is, of course, the best. I did also see the Sharon Stone/Kathy Bates remake and -- thankfully -- have forgotten every single frame in my usually cluttered warehouse of a movie memory. It's one of those remakes that never should've been made.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-54593121386142743632013-09-24T17:41:18.901-04:002013-09-24T17:41:18.901-04:00A massive career in two movies-DIABOLIQUE. and WAG...A massive career in two movies-DIABOLIQUE. and WAGES OF FEAR. But I like William Freidkins version of "Wages" too. The savaged it but it's finally getting its sue. The final scene is the most startling I've ever seen. It actually gave me body length chills.Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-49229875567267550212013-09-24T16:22:40.729-04:002013-09-24T16:22:40.729-04:00The french were (are?) very good doing their own H...The french were (are?) very good doing their own Hitchcock movies. Check out Francois Truffaut's last movie, FINALLY SUNDAY. It's an adaption of Charles Williams' THE LONG SATURDAY NIGHT but more humorous than the novel (and certainly much more than DIABOLIQUE). The best line comes from the mistress of the murder victim:<br /><br />"Sure he was my lover. But I don't feel sorry about him being dead. He made love like an umbrella."<br /><br />Only in France, only in France...Anders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-25143065339696375832013-09-24T16:21:54.170-04:002013-09-24T16:21:54.170-04:00How could a remake improve on this film. It's ...How could a remake improve on this film. It's already perfect.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-833768119660516412013-09-24T16:03:26.865-04:002013-09-24T16:03:26.865-04:00I was 9 when I saw this on TV back in 1972. What w...I was 9 when I saw this on TV back in 1972. What were my parents thinking? Absolutely brilliant nevertheless, and I've seen it many times.<br /><br />AFAIK Boileau & Narcejac wrote the novel with the specific intention of selling it to Hitchcock. That fell through, but then they hit paydirt with VERTIGO. My impression of B & N is that they were good ideas men - they could come up with some very interesting plot ideas - but they were not very good writers. Both DIABOLIQUE and VERTIGO are so much better than the novels they are based on.<br /><br />And isn't Paul Meurisse as the principal one of the most loathsome characters in film history?Anders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-32694243898896576292013-09-24T11:47:38.460-04:002013-09-24T11:47:38.460-04:00This is on almost everyone's list of great Hit...This is on almost everyone's list of great Hitchcock movies not made by Hitchcock. Love it. Haven't seen it in a few years. Dan_Lufthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096055160420981482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-80714724947437240262013-09-24T11:22:37.237-04:002013-09-24T11:22:37.237-04:00I've heard much about it but never seen it. I&...I've heard much about it but never seen it. I'm going to try to make an effort to catch it.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-63820492973692408312013-09-24T10:54:00.731-04:002013-09-24T10:54:00.731-04:00Patti, you're right about the original DIABOLI...Patti, you're right about the original DIABOLIQUE. The remake is very disappointing.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-57860147727907105532013-09-24T09:22:51.447-04:002013-09-24T09:22:51.447-04:00Joan Hackett and Tuesday Weld were such interestin...Joan Hackett and Tuesday Weld were such interesting actors. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-35209909332477956582013-09-24T09:21:35.712-04:002013-09-24T09:21:35.712-04:00Yes, because I had forgotten the "thing"...Yes, because I had forgotten the "thing" about that scene. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-723324343259114372013-09-24T09:06:04.831-04:002013-09-24T09:06:04.831-04:00Just saw it again a few weeks ago--thought I'd...Just saw it again a few weeks ago--thought I'd have a heart attack myself during the "bathtub" scene. Yikes!<br /><br />DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-59546626665261215682013-09-24T08:39:02.667-04:002013-09-24T08:39:02.667-04:00Absolutely. A classic. Clouzot also made the gre...Absolutely. A classic. Clouzot also made the great WAGES OF FEAR the year before this.<br /><br />Besides the 90's remake Patti mentioned there was a somewhat better TV-movie version in 1974 called REFLECTIONS OF MURDER, starring Tuesday Weld, Joan Hackett and Sam Waterston.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-46342464199649056482013-09-24T08:20:51.648-04:002013-09-24T08:20:51.648-04:00Probably the most influential film of its type alo...Probably the most influential film of its type along with PSYCHO and just as great a movie - although blackly comic, it really does reserve its humour only for the final fade out ...Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-33249364814152972472013-09-24T07:44:52.137-04:002013-09-24T07:44:52.137-04:00Patti - Oh, a very good choice for this meme. Even...Patti - Oh, a very good choice for this meme. Even the title is suitably eerie...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-12560710708996262362013-09-24T07:44:15.225-04:002013-09-24T07:44:15.225-04:00My aunt told me about this one when I was a little...My aunt told me about this one when I was a little kid, and I never forgot it. I finally got to see it a good many years later. Great stuff.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com