La Chienne
| Isn't Life a Bitch | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Jean Renoir |
| Written by | André Girard Jean Renoir |
| Produced by | Charles David Roger Richebé |
| Starring | Michel Simon Janie Marese Georges Flament Roger Gaillard |
Release dates | November 19, 1931 |
Running time | 91 min. |
| Language | French |
Isn't Life a Bitch? La Chienne (French title) is a 1931 French film by director Jean Renoir. It is the second sound film by the director and the eleventh film of his career.
Plot
Michel Simon plays Maurice a married cashier whose chance meeting with Lulu (Janie Marèse) a streetwaker turns into a love affair, for him only. She is in love with her boyfriend/pimp Dede (Georges Flamant) the two plot ways for him to feed them cash mostly at the behest of Dede.
Cast
- Michel Simon as Maurice Legrand
- Janie Marèse as Lucienne Pelletier
- Georges Flamant as Andre 'Dede' Govain
- Roger Gaillard as Alexis Godard
- Romain Bouquet as Henriot
- Pierre Desty as Gustave
Trivia
- Isn't Life a Bitch? was remade as Scarlet Street by Fritz Lang in 1945.
- François Truffaut twice pays hommage to Isn't Life a Bitch? in his first full-length film, The 400 Blows. In the first reference, Georges Flamant makes a cameo as the father of René. In the second, Truffaut begins a scene with a shot involving a dumbwaiter; Renoir began Isn't Life a Bitch? with a similar shot.
External links
Chienne, La at IMDb
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