Geschlossene Gesellschaft (1959)
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Brigitte Horney, Kurt Meisel, Ursula Lingen, Walter Ladengast
In hell, three dead people are locked together in a room, where accusations unsettle their uneasy connection.
The story
After death, Ines, Garcin, and Estelle arrive in hell, where a servant locks them together in a room. As they talk about their past lives, each person’s serious guilt comes to light. They accuse and torment one another, repelled by one another yet also drawn together.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film’s plot follows the literary source: Ines, Garcin, and Estelle are three dead people who arrive in hell, where a servant locks them together in a room. They talk about their past lives, and it becomes clear that each of them has incurred serious guilt. They torment one another with accusations, repelled by one another but also drawn to one another. They realize that the room is not a preliminary stage before a real hell of physical torment; instead, they are condemned to torment one another for eternity. Garcin sums it up: “Hell is other people.”
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