La Bête Humaine (1938) - (The Criterion Collection - #324) [DVD9] [2006]

Based on the classic Emile Zola novel, Jean Renoir’s La bête humaine was one of the legendary director’s greatest popular successes—and earned star Jean Gabin a permanent place in the hearts of his countrymen. Part poetic realism, part film noir, the film is a hard-boiled and suspenseful journey into the tormented psyche of a workingman.







MOVIE:
DIRECTOR: Jean Renoir
COUNTRY: France
YEAR: 1938

CAST
Jean Gabin
Simone Simon
Fernand Ledoux
Blanchette Brunoy
Gérard Landry
Jenny Hélia
Colette Régis
Claire Gérard
Charlotte Clasis
Jacques Berlioz
Tony Corteggiani
André Tavernier
Marcel Pérès
Jean Renoir
Julien Carette

Credits
Director: Jean Renoir
Screenplay: Émile Zola (novel), Denise Leblond: dialogue (uncredited), Jean Renoir: adaptation and dialogue (uncredited)
Cinematography: Curt Courant
Production Design: Eugène Lourié
Editing: Suzanne de Troeye, Marguerite Renoir
Costume Design: Laure Lourie (uncredited)


DVD:
DVD RELEASE: February 14, 2006
STUDIO: Criterion
CATALOG: 324
SYSTEM: NTSC
SCREEN: 1.33:1
COLOR: Black and White
AUDIO: French Dolby Digital Mono
SUBTITLES: English
RUNTIME (MOVIE): 96 minutes

EXTRACTION:
ENGINE: DVD Fab + Ultra ISO
DVD: 1 Full Dual-Layer DVD
FILE EXTENSION: Image (.ISO)
FILE SIZE: 7.76 GB







Disc Features

* New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the original uncensored version
* Introduction to the film by Jean Renoir
* New interview with director Peter Bogdanovich
* Archival footage of Renoir directing actress Simone Simon, and interviews with Renoir, Émile Zola scholar Henri Mitterand, and others on adapting Zola to the screen
* Gallery of on-set photographs and theatrical posters
* Theatrical trailer
* New and improved English subtitle translation
* A booklet featuring critic Geoffrey O’Brien, film historian Ginette Vincendeau, and production designer Eugène Lourié


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