Diabolically Yours
Diabolically Yours
G | 30 December 1967 (USA)
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A wealthy amnesiac begins to suspect that his devoted wife is not really his wife and that he is not the man people keep telling him he is.

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Softwing

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

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Brendon Jones

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

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Joanna Mccarty

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

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Bessie Smyth

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

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Robert

"Diabolically Yours" uses the same tired old trope that dozens of other films from the 1930s onward have employed: a man wakes up in a hospital, not sure who he is, but suspecting that he's not who everyone says he is. If that man is the film's protagonist, we need to develop empathy for him. And the surest way to thwart any empathy is for the plot to make him a fool.Why would a man who began by being suspicious of the story he was being set in, and who found more things to be suspicious of at every turn, keep reacting in the most foolish and trusting way? In the interest of not giving spoilers, let me just say that you or I, finding ourselves in his position, would've behaved far more sensibly than Alain Delon's character does here. The real fault lies in the plot for simply recycling a predictable story line and requiring stupidity of the "hero" in order to make it play out.The film does offer two concession prizes: some appealing cinematography in the 1960s Eastmancolor process, and a cracking jazz score by François de Roubaix.

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raymond-106

To commit murder according to a well thought out plan and not be found out. That is the intriguing theme of this film. The perfect crime, you might say.Madame Christiane Campo with the help of Freddie (her doctor and lover) murders her husband Georges and buries him in the garden of her sumptuous mansion. Freddie has an amnesia patient recently involved in a car accident. When the man gains consciousness he is told his name is Georges Campo and he is married to Christiane. She takes him home to her mansion and Doctor Freddie supervises his recovery.An intriguing situation arises. On the one hand the patient now called Georges is trying to remember any aspect of his former life and on the other hand Christiane and Freddie insist that he is Christiane's husband and that his nightmares. dreams and uncertainties are a result of the accident.The plot thickens. Georges is introduced to a home decorator who advises on changes to the mansion. Thus the decorator is a witness to the fact that Georges is still alive. The plan now is to ensure that Georges the impostor must die either through accident or suicide.The plot is full of holes. Various devices are arranged so that Georges will meet with an accident but all fail. Even a savage dog is employed to attack him. Actually the dog's behaviour confirms for Georges that all is not as it seems.Freddie suggests to Georges that madness is a terrible thing. Freddie makes sure there is a pistol in George's bedside drawer hoping he will take his own life.Like most thrillers all is conveniently resolved in a final scene involving Freddie and a rather sinister Chinese servant with desires on Madame Christiane.Alain Delon gives a creditable performance as usual and the rest of the small cast likewise. If you don't analyze the film too closely you will probably enjoy it.It is said that crime does not pay. Having seen this film I am having second thoughts. It sure is a beautiful mansion and Christiane looks very promising too.

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gridoon

Right from the opening credits (which, by the way, are very cool; notice how the words seem to respond rhythmically to the music), it's easy to see that this film bears a striking resemblance to the 1991 thriller "Shattered": we have a car accident, a woman who mysteriously survives without a scratch and a man who gets badly injured, develops amnesia, and tries to piece together the puzzle of his previous life but senses that something isn't quite right, something doesn't add up. The plot is enigmatic and twisty but has some holes, and it won't fool anyone who's previously seen "Shattered" (or "Gaslight", for that matter). But Duvivier's innovative direction makes this a surprisingly undated thriller. Alain Delon gives one of his liveliest performances...and who could forget to mention Senta Berger's terrific body? (***)

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Dr. Jeff-2

Alain Delon stars as Pierre, an amnesiac recovering from a car accident. He can't remember any details about the accident or about his past life as a wealthy businessman based in the orient. He is currently being nursed back to health on his palatial estate in the french countryside by his beautiful wife, Christiane (Senta Berger), the family doctor (Sergio Fantoni), and a manservant named Kim (Peter Mosbacher).Paranoia rapidly sets in as he begins to suspect Christiane is not really his wife and that he is the victim of a sinister plot. Despite the standard plot device of someone trying to drive the main character insane or to the point of suicide, "Diaboliquement votre" is not a standard thriller by any means and often takes a detour from the main plot (Pierre's obsessive investigation of his true identity) to show us odd details about the main characters (the masochistic relationship between Christiane and Kim). The result will probably disappoint most mystery fans, especially the anticlimatic ending, but for others, there are things to enjoy here; Alain Delon's playful performance as a victim, a sexy Senta Berger at the height of her beauty, modeling a variety of sixties fashions, Henri Decae's lush cinematography, and some disorientating drug induced dream sequences.

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