La Chienne

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La Chienne is a 1931 French drama film directed by Jean Renoir, notable as an early sound feature exploring themes of obsession, deception, and moral downfall.

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La Chienne canonical 5
La Chienne (novel) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French film
film
basedOn La Chienne (novel)
linked to: La Chienne
basedOnAuthor Georges de La Fouchardière
character Dédé
linked to: Désiré

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Maurice Legrand
linked to: Raymond Legrand
cinematographyBy Theodor Sparkuhl
countryOfOrigin France
director Jean Renoir
discussedIn histories of early sound cinema
studies of Jean Renoir’s pre-war films
distributor Les Films du Jeudi
editedBy Marguerite Renoir
filmMovement French poetic realism (precursor)
format early sound feature
genre crime drama
drama
hasFilmPoster La Chienne 1931 French poster
hasRemake Scarlet Street
notableFor early use of synchronized sound in French cinema
psychological portrayal of a middle-aged clerk’s downfall
originalLanguage French
partOf Jean Renoir filmography
linked to: Jean Renoir
producer Pierre Braunberger
releaseYear 1931
remadeAs Scarlet Street
remakeDirector Fritz Lang
remakeReleaseYear 1945
runtimeMinutes 91
screenwriter André Girard
Jean Renoir
Léopold Marchand
settingLocation Paris
stars Georges Flamant
Janie Marèse
Michel Simon
theme deception
moral downfall
obsession

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Scarlet Street basedOn La Chienne
Michel Simon notableWork La Chienne
La Chienne basedOn La Chienne (novel)
linked to: La Chienne
Christopher Cross basedOnWork La Chienne
Albert Préjean notableWork La Chienne
Albert Préjean performedIn La Chienne