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La Main du Diable (Carnival of Sinners) (1943) Maurice Tourneur
La Main du Diable (Carnival of Sinners) (1943) Maurice Tourneur
 
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This is a region-free DVD-R without case or artwork.

In French with English subtitles.

Despite the exigencies of the Nazi occupation of France, veteran filmmaker Maurice Tourneur managed to turn out a classic psychological horror film, La Main du Diable (The Devil's Hand). A variation of the Faust legend, the film's "Mephistopheles" is a smarmy Vichy-government civil servant, brilliantly played by Palau. When struggling artist Pierre Fresnay sells his soul, Palau binds the bargain by giving the artist a severed, withered, yet "living" human hand. Like most of Tourneur's best works, The Devil's Hand is far better seen than described (prints are available, though most are in deplorable condition). Completed in 1942, the film finally made it to the U.S. several years later.

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5 of 5 Carnival of Sinners September 8, 2017
Reviewer: David Fletcher from Bradford, West Yorkshire United Kingdom  
Top quality copy of a rare film.
Good direction, acting and lighting.

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5 of 5 La Main du Diable June 17, 2017
Reviewer: Gary Pientka from Las Cruces, NM United States  
Excellent print of an excellent film.  Little known in the US, La Main du Diable is an ingenious update of Faust, beautifully shot and wonderfully acted. Memorable and highly entertaining.

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