La Chienne (1931)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 31min
- Crime, Drama
- 20 Nov 1931 (France)
- Movie
Maurice Legrand, a meek cashier married to a nagging wife, has a secret passion: he's a Sunday painter. He falls in love with Lulu, a young woman dominated by Dédé, the pimp who she works for. Dédé pushes Lulu into a relationship with him.
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Michel Simon | ... |
Maurice Legrand
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Janie Marèse | ... |
Lucienne Pelletier dite Lulu
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Georges Flamant | ... |
André Jauguin dit Dédé
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Roger Gaillard | ... |
L'adjudant Alexis Godard
(as Gaillard)
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Romain Bouquet | ... |
Henriot - le patron de la bonneterie
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Pierre Desty | ... |
Gustave Brocheton
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Mlle Doryans | ... |
Yvonne
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Lucien Mancini | ... |
Wallstein
(as Mancini)
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Jane Pierson | ... |
Philomène - la concierge
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Christian Argentin | ... |
Le juge d'instruction Desrumaux
(as Argentin)
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Max Dalban | ... |
Bernard - le collègue
(as Dalban)
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Jean Gehret | ... |
Monsieur Dugodet
(as Gehret)
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Magdeleine Bérubet | ... |
Adèle Legrand
(as Magdelaine Berubet)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Claude Allain | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Ghislaine Autant-Lara | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Colette Borelli | ... |
La petite Lily (uncredited)
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Agnès Capri | ... |
(uncredited)
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Marcel Courmes | ... |
Le colonel (uncredited)
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Henri Guisol | ... |
Amédée - le garçon de café (uncredited)
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Sylvain Itkine | ... |
L'avocat de Dédé (uncredited)
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Olga Nilza | ... |
(uncredited)
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Alexandre Rignault | ... |
Hector Langelard - un critique d'art (uncredited)
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Viviane Romance | ... |
(uncredited)
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Directed by
Jean Renoir |
Written by
Georges de La Fouchardière | ... | (novel) (as Georges de la Fouchardière) |
Jean Renoir | ... | (adaptation) |
André Girard | ... | () (uncredited) |
André Mouëzy-Éon | ... | (play based on novel) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Pierre Braunberger | ... | producer (as Les Etablissement Branuberger-Richebé) |
Jean Renoir | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Roger Richebé | ... | producer (as Les Etablissement Branuberger-Richebé) |
Cinematography by
Theodor Sparkuhl | ... | (as Théodore Sparkuhl) |
Editing by
Pál Fejös | ... | (as Paul Fejos) |
Denise Tual | ||
Jean Renoir | ... | (uncredited) |
Marguerite Renoir | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Marcel Courmes |
Set Decoration by
Gabriel Scognamillo |
Production Management
Charles David | ... | production manager |
Roger Gaillard | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pierre Prévert | ... | assistant director |
Pierre Schwab | ... | assistant director |
Yves Allégret | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Claude Heymann | ... | assistant director: pre-production (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Marcel Courmes | ... | sound |
Denise Tual | ... | sound editor (as Denise Batcheff) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Roger Forster | ... | still photographer |
Roger Hubert | ... | camera operator |
Script and Continuity Department
Suzanne de Troeye | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Roger Woog | ... | production administrator |
Production Companies
- Les Établissements Braunberger-Richebé (presents)
Distributors
- Les Établissements Braunberger-Richebé (1931) (France) (theatrical)
- Europa Film (1975) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- New Star (2014) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Solaris Distribution (2014) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Tibidabo Film Distri (1977) (Spain) (theatrical)
- ARTE (1998) (France) (tv)
- Ajay Film Company (1976) (United States) (subtitled)
- France 3 (1979) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (2022) (France) (tv)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (2003) (France) (DVD) (box set)
- Kinokuniya (2007) (Japan) (DVD) (box set)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1976) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
- The Criterion Collection (2016) (United States) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2018) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to Adele, a terror. By chance he meets Lucienne, "Lulu", and makes her his mistress. He thinks he finally fallen in love for real, but Lulu is nothing but a streetwalker in love with Dede, her pimp. She only accepts Legrand to satisfy Dede's needs of money. Written by Yepok |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Last film of Janie Marèse who was killed in a car accident shortly after filming was completed. See more » |
Goofs | At the beginning of the final scene, when the car pulls up outside the art gallery and Legrand goes to open the door, the reflection of Jean Renoir directing the shot is visible in the glass of the passenger window of the car. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Jean Renoir le patron, 1e partie: La recherche du relatif (1967). See more » |
Soundtracks | Sérénade de Toselli See more » |
Quotes |
Lucienne Pelletier dite Lulu:
Men are such bores! It's always the same thing. See more » |