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La Chienne
Overview
Cashier 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.
Director and cast
- Jean Renoir Director
- 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
- Lucien Mancini as Wallstein
- Max Dalban as Bernard, the colleague
- Romain Bouquet as Henriot, boss of hosiery
- Pierre Desty as Gustave Brocheton
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
All of the performances are close to flawless, but it's Renoir's unseen presense one remembtrs most vividly.
Jean Renoir's first sound feature (1931) and one of his best.
Very cleverly made and beautifully acted.
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