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La Bête Humaine

1938 · 98 min

A brooding, fatalistic descent into guilt and compulsion, shot with poetic realism and a constant sense of impending doom.

Directed by
Jean Renoir
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring
Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Fernand Ledoux
Overview
Returning by train to the French port of Le Havre, Jacques Lantier, a tormented railwayman, meets by chance the impulsive stationmaster Roubard and Séverine, his wife.

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Directed by
Jean Renoir
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring
Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Fernand Ledoux
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • madness
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance, thriller
Directed by
Jean Renoir
Written by
Jean Renoir
Starring
Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Fernand Ledoux, Julien Carette, Blanchette Brunoy, Gérard Landry, Jenny Hélia, Colette Régis
Music
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Cinematography
Curt Courant
Runtime
98 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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