#818: RENOIR, Jean: La Chienne (1931)
RENOIR, Jean (France)
La Chienne [1931]
Spine #818
Blu-ray
Blu-ray
Jean Renoir's ruthless love triangle tale, his second sound film, is a true precursor to his brilliantly bitter The Rules of the Game, displaying all of the filmmaker's visual genius and fully imbued with his profound humanity. Michel Simon cuts a tragic figure as an unhappily married cashier and amateur painter who becomes so smitten with a prostitute that he refuses to see the obvious: that she and her pimp boyfriend are taking advantage of him. Renoir's elegant compositions and camera movements carry this twisting narrative — a stinging commentary on class and sexual divisions — to an unforgettably ironic conclusion.
96 minutes
Black & White
Black & White
Monaural
in French
1:19:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2016
Director/Writers
Based on the novel by Georges de la Fouchardière.
Scenario and adaptation by Jean Renoir and André Mouézy-Éon.
Renoir was 37 when he directed La Chienne.
Other Renoir films in the Collection:
#305: Boudu Saved From Drowning (1932)
#1040: Toni (1935)
#239: The Lower Depths (1936)
#746: A Day In The Country (1936)
#1: Grand Illusion (1937)
#324: La Bête Humaine (1938)
#216: The Rules Of The Game (1939)
#276: The River (1951)
#242: The Golden Coach (1953)
#243: French Cancan (1955)
#244: Elena And Her Men (1956)
The Film
#1: Grand Illusion (1937)
#324: La Bête Humaine (1938)
#216: The Rules Of The Game (1939)
#276: The River (1951)
#242: The Golden Coach (1953)
#243: French Cancan (1955)
#244: Elena And Her Men (1956)
The Film
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The Booklet
Eight-panel foldout poster featuring an essay by film scholar Ginette Vicendeau.
Commentary
None.
Introduction
To the film from 1961 by director Renoir.
Interview
With Renoir scholar Christopher Faulkner.
New Restoration
Of Un purge bébé (1931), Renoir’s first sound film, also starring Simon.
Jean Renoir le patron: Michael Simon
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The ExtrasThe Booklet
Eight-panel foldout poster featuring an essay by film scholar Ginette Vicendeau.
Commentary
None.
Introduction
To the film from 1961 by director Renoir.
Interview
With Renoir scholar Christopher Faulkner.
New Restoration
Of Un purge bébé (1931), Renoir’s first sound film, also starring Simon.
Jean Renoir le patron: Michael Simon
A ninety-five minute 1967 French television program featuring a conversation between Renoir and Simon, directed by Jacques Rivette.
Extras Rating (0-40):
Extras Rating (0-40):
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