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La Chienne is a 1931 French black-and-white drama film directed by Jean Renoir, who also wrote the screenplay. Produced by Pierre Braunberger and Roger Richebé through Les Établissements Braunberger-Richebé, the movie was distributed by Gaumont and is available on video on demand via the Criterion Channel. The cast features Michel Simon, Janie Marèse, Viviane Romance, and Agnès Capri.
The narrative is set in Paris and explores themes of unrequited love, based on a novel. The film has a runtime of 96 minutes according to one source and 95 minutes according to another. It was released in November 1931. The production involved composer Eugénie Buffet and Enrico Toselli, with Theodor Sparkuhl serving as the director of photography.
Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores indicate an 8.5 out of 10 rating with 100% approval, while other metrics show a 7.5 rating and a vote average of 7.346. The film is categorized under crime, drama, and romance genres.
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7.3Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to the wretched Adele. By chance, he meets Lucienne, 'Lulu', and makes her his mistress. He thinks he has finally found love, but Lulu is a streetwalker, still in love with her pimp.
Cast
- Michel Simon as Maurice Legrand
- Janie Marèse as Lucienne 'Lulu' Pelletier
- Georges Flamant as Andre 'Dédé' Govain
- Magdeleine Bérubet as Adèle Legrand
- Roger Gaillard as Adjutant Alexis Godard
- Jean Gehret as Monsieur Dugodet
Themes
- based on novel or book
- unrequited love
- black and white
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Director
- Jean Renoir
- Composer
- Enrico Toselli
- Producer
- Roger Richebé
- Cinematographer
- Theodor Sparkuhl
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 866902
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1931-01-01
- title
- La Chienne
- distributed by
- Gaumont
- color
- black-and-white
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 100%
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