La Chienne (1931)
- Directed by
- Jean Renoir
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 140 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A married cashier takes up painting and falls for a woman who is involved with a violent pimp. His obsession leads him into a web of betrayal and crime.
tragicmorally complexslow-burnbleakironictensepessimistic
What happens
La Chienne (English: The Bitch) is a 1931 French film by director Jean Renoir. It is the second sound film by the director and the twelfth film of his career. The film is based on the eponymous story "La Chienne" by Georges de La Fouchardière. The literal English translation of the film's title is "The Bitch", although the film was never released under this title. The film was remade by Fritz Lang in the United States as Scarlet Street (1945). La Chienne was released by The Criterion Collection on both Blu-ray and DVD, newly restored in 4K, on 14 June 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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