| La Chienne | |
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| Directed by | Jean Renoir |
| Written by | Jean Renoir |
| Based on | La Chienne (play)by
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| Produced by | Pierre Braunberger Roger Richebé Charles David (production manager) |
| Starring | Michel Simon Janie Marèse Georges Flamant Magdeleine Bérubet [fr] |
| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Edited by | Marguerite Renoir |
Production company | Les Etablissement Braunberger-Richebé |
| Distributed by | Gaumont |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
La Chienne (English: The Bitch) is a 1931 French film by director Jean Renoir. It is the second sound film by the director and the twelfth film of his career. The film is based on the eponymous story "La Chienne" by Georges de La Fouchardière.[1] The literal English translation of the film's title is "The Bitch", although the movie was never released under this title. It is often referred to in English as Isn't Life a Bitch? The film was remade by Fritz Lang in the United States as Scarlet Street (1945).
La Chienne was released by The Criterion Collection on both Blu-ray and DVD, newly restored in 4K, on 14 June 2016.
- ^ "'La Chienne' Is Story of Degradation". The New York Times. 27 September 1975.