La bête humaine : The human beast /
Train engineer Jacques lusts after the wife of his co-worker Robaud. Robaud kills his boss and Jacques witnesses the murder. In order to keep Jacques quiet, Robaud allows Jacques to have an affair with his wife, creating a tragic love triangle.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | French |
| Language Notes: | In French with optional new and improved English subtitles. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2006]
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| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
324. |
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| Summary: | Train engineer Jacques lusts after the wife of his co-worker Robaud. Robaud kills his boss and Jacques witnesses the murder. In order to keep Jacques quiet, Robaud allows Jacques to have an affair with his wife, creating a tragic love triangle. |
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| Item Description: | "Janus Films." "Special edition"--Container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1938. Inspired by the novel by Émile Zola. A foreign film (France). Aspect ratio 1.33:1. New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the original, uncensored version. Accompanying booklet features critic Geoffrey O'Brien, film historian Ginette Vincendeau, and production designer Eugène Lourié. Special features: 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. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([40] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Musique, J. Kosma ; chef opérateur, Curt Courant ; montage, Marg. Houlet Renoir. |
| ISBN: | 0780026241 |