La bête humaine
(DVD) 

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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2006].
Format
DVD
Edition
Special édition.
ISBN
9780780026247, 0780026241
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. 
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Foreign Films - Overflow; ask at Sights & Sounds desk
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2006].
Edition
Special édition.
Language
fre
ISBN
9780780026247, 0780026241
UPC
037429173824

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1938.
General Note
Based on the novel by Émile Zola.
General Note
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 ; booklet featuring critic Geoffrey O'Brien, film historian Ginette Vincendeau, and production designer Eugène Lourié.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Curt Courant ; editor, Marg. Houlet Renoir ; music, J. Kosma.
Participants/Performers
Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Ledoux, Blanchette Brunoy, Gérard Landry, Jenny Helia, Carette.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation, aspect ratio, 1.33:1, Dolby digital mono.
Language
In French with optional subtitles in English; closed-captioned in English.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

(2006). La bête humaine (Special édition.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jean Renoir et al.. 2006. La Bête Humaine. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jean Renoir et al.. La Bête Humaine Criterion Collection, 2006.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Renoir, Jean, et al. La Bête Humaine Special édition., Criterion Collection, 2006.

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