| Description |
2 videodiscs (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
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Motion picture. |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 818 |
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Criterion collection ; 818.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
French dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Note |
Title from web page. |
| Cast |
Michel Simon, Georges Flamant, Janie Marese. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1931. |
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Fullscreen (1.19:1). |
| 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 met love, but Lulu is nothing but a streetwalker, in love with Dede, her pimp. She only accepts Legrand to satisfy Dede's needs of money. |
| Note |
Special features: Introduction to the film from 1961 by director Jean Renoir; New interview with Renoir scholar Christopher Faulkner; New restoration of "On purge bébé" (1931), Renoir's first sound film, also starring Michel Simon; Jean Renoir le patron: "Michel Simon" a ninety-five-minute 1967 French television program; Plus: an essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau. |
| Subject |
Prostitutes -- Drama.
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Prostitutes' customers -- Drama.
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Pimps -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Renoir, Jean, 1894-1979, film director.
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Simon, Michel, 1895-1975, actor.
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Flamant, Georges, 1903-1990, actor.
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Marèze, Janie, 1908-1931, actor.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Container of (work): On purge bébé (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Jean Renoir le patron (Television program)
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| ISBN |
9781681431659 |
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1681431653 |
| Standard No. |
715515179010 |
| Music No. |
CC2634DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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