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La Chienne

Play trailer Poster for La Chienne 1931,  1h 35m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 17 Reviews Tomatometer 88% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 17 Reviews 88% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
A married man (Michel Simon) falls in love with a prostitute (Janie Marèse) who dupes him out of money.

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Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune Sep 22, 2016
3.5/4
The women's roles lack dimension and the bittersweet depth Renoir's later films explored so memorably. Visually, though, this one's gorgeous and extremely fluid. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety May 9, 2007
Very cleverly made and beautifully acted. Go to Full Review
Wally Hammond Time Out Feb 9, 2006
Wonderfully moving, with great performances. Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Aug 3, 2023
An entertaining, fun, malicious, racy film that is like an inversed vaudeville. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Oct 8, 2020
4/5
Beautifully shot and as provocative now as it was in 1931, La Chienne is one of Renoir's most cynical portraits of humanity. Go to Full Review
Jacoba Atlas Los Angeles Free Press Oct 29, 2019
It is a must-see for anyone concerned with French films and the master creator Jean Renoir. Go to Full Review
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Kylo R Jun 21, 2017 Jean Renoir's classic holds up amazingly well after all these years.
Finn S Mar 4, 2017 Foul love-play triangle, with no positive outcome. Take advantage of love and it will be false, deceit of disaster. A somewhat morality play from early Renoir, yet effective and playful, and so fucking relevant still to this day. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Jean Renoir

Director

Michel Simon

Maurice Legrand

Janie Marèse

Lucienne "Lulu" Pelletier

Georges Flamant

Andre "Dédé" Govain

Magdeleine Bérubet

Adele

Roger Gaillard

L'adjudant Alexis Godard

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La Chienne

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Movie Info

Synopsis A married man (Michel Simon) falls in love with a prostitute (Janie Marèse) who dupes him out of money.
Director
Jean Renoir
Producer
Charles David, Roger Richebé
Screenwriter
André Girard, Jean Renoir, Georges de la Fouchardière
Production Co
Les Établissements Braunberger-Richebé
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 19, 1931, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 14, 2016
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1), 35mm
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