Diabolically Yours (Diaboliquement vôtre) (1967)

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General		Extras
Category	Crime	None
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Year Of Production	1967
Running Time	89:01
RSDL / Flipper	Dual Layered	Cast & Crew
Start Up	Menu
Region Coding	4	Directed By	Julien Duvivier
Studio Distributor	Canal+ Madman Entertainment	Starring	Alain Delon Senta Berger Peter Mosbacher Claude Piéplu Albert Augier Renate Birgo Georges Montant Sergio Fantoni
Case	Amaray-Transparent
RPI	Box	Music	François de Roubaix

Video		Audio
Pan & Scan/Full Frame	None	French Dolby Digital 1.0 (192Kb/s)
Widescreen Aspect Ratio	1.66:1
16x9 Enhancement
Video Format	576i (PAL)
Original Aspect Ratio	1.66:1	Miscellaneous
Jacket Pictures	No
Subtitles	English	Smoking	Yes
		Annoying Product Placement	No
		Action In or After Credits	No

    Diaboliquement vôtre is an early example of the psychological thriller.

    The film recounts the tale of Georges Campo (Delon), who in the (neat) opening credits of the film speeds through winding countryside roads, only to awaken in a hospital bed after weeks in a coma.

    Georges is completely unaware of who he is (a wealthy businessman) or the fact that he is married to the striking Christiane (Berger), who Georges is told was also in the car with him, but survived the car crash without injury.

    Christiane takes Georges to their luxurious mansion to recover from the accident and although Georges is still unable to recall who Christiane is, he immediately abandons the search of his true identity and embraces both her and the lavish lifestyle she offers.

    But Georges starts begins to have unnerving nightmares, and his past memories do not appear to synch with his present life, all the while his wife Christiane, his friend Freddie (Fantoni) and the curious butler Kim (Mosbacher) are all acting ever so suspiciously.

    Diaboliquement vôtre, which is based on a pulp novel, was renowned director Julien Duviver’s last film. The enjoyable thriller contains many illogical twists and turns, and the film also leaves the audience trying to figuring out who exactly is conning who right to the last scene, particularly since the narrative is told through the eyes of the paranoid Georges.

Video

    Presented in 1:66:1 16x9 enhanced widescreen, the transfer is satisfactory considering the age of the film.

    The colour scheme is natural, and the picture remains at most times sharp and defined.

    Shadow detail is equally adequate.

    Film grain appears on occasion but is never a distracting issue.

    The subtitles for the French dialogue are presented in a clear yellow font.

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Audio

    The single audio soundtrack is a 1.0 French mono track. It remains crisp and clear throughout the feature.

     The original soundtrack was composed by the late François de Roubaix.

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Main Menu

    A still from the film with options for 12 scene selections and subtitle options.

    Diaboliquement vôtre is currently only available in Region 4 as part of the ‘French Screen Icons – Alain Delon 1’ series from Madman. Overseas this title is also available in the US, UK and France as part of similarly themed barebones boxsets.

    Diaboliquement vôtre is an entertaining thriller, and while it is farfetched, the film remains engaging mainly due to Delon’s restrained performance. The DVD is adequately produced with quality picture and sound.

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