No Exit (1962 film)
| No Exit | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Tad Danielewski |
| Screenplay by | George Tabori Orson Welles (uncredited) |
| Based on | No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre |
| Produced by | Fernando Ayala Héctor Olivera |
| Starring | Morgan Sterne Viveca Lindfors Rita Gam |
| Cinematography | Ricardo Younis |
| Edited by | Jacques Bart Carl Lerner Atilio Rinaldi |
| Music by | Vladimir Ussachevsky |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Zenith International Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Countries | United States Argentina |
| Language | English |
No Exit, also known as Sinners Go to Hell,[1] is a 1962 American-Argentine dramatic film adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's play No Exit directed by Tad Danielewski. The film stars Morgan Sterne, Viveca Lindfors and Rita Gam.
Plot
The Valet (Manuel Rosón) enters a hotel room with Joseph Garcin (Morgan Sterne) in tow. The windowless room has a single entrance and no mirrors. Two women, Inès Serrano (Viveca Lindfors) and Estelle Rigault (Rita Gam), are then led in; afterwards, the Valet leaves and locks the door. Realizing that they are in hell, the trio expects to be tortured; however, no torturer is forthcoming. While waiting, they strike up a conversation and discuss each other's sins, desires, and unpleasant memories; they slowly realize that such probing is the form of torture they are meant to receive. The three at first continue to see events happening on Earth, but eventually, as the living move on, they are left with only their own thoughts and the company of the other two. Towards the end of the film, Garcin demands he be let out; in response, the door opens. However, none leave. They resign themselves to their fate.
Production
Sartre did not know about the film while it was in production.[2] Viveca Lindfors, at the time married to screenwriter George Tabori, was chosen to play Inès.[3]
Style
Release and reception
After being screened at the 12th Berlin International Film Festival in June 1962, where Rita Gam and Viveca Lindfors shared the Silver Bear for Best Actress award,[4] No Exit received its American release on December 5.[1]
See also
- Huis clos (1954)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IMDB, Sinners Go to Hell.
- ↑ Contat & Rybalka 1974, p. 612.
- ↑ Feinberg 1999, p. 20.
- ↑ BIFF, Berlinale 1962: Prize.
Bibliography
- "Berlinale 1962: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on December 30, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- Contat, Michel; Rybalka, Michel (1974). The Writings of Jean-Paul Sartre. Northwestern University Studies in Phenomenology & Existential Philosophy. Evanston: Northwestern University Press. ISBN 978-0-8101-0439-6.
- Feinberg, Anat (1999). Embodied Memory : The Theatre of George Tabori. Studies in Theatre History and Culture. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press. ISBN 978-0-87745-686-5.
- "Sinners Go to Hell (1962)". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012.