The Human Beast

1938 [FRENCH]

Crime / Drama

6
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 8888 8.9K

husband wife relationship based on novel or book family secrets le havre, france troubled marriage railwayman

Director

Jean Renoir Photo
Jean Renoir

Top cast

Jean Renoir Photo
Jean Renoir as Cabuche
Simone Simon Photo
Simone Simon as Séverine Roubaud
Fernand Ledoux Photo
Fernand Ledoux as Roubaud
Jean Gabin Photo
Jean Gabin as Jacques Lantier
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908.15 MB
986*720
French 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 4
1.65 GB
1480*1080
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by diogoal-2 8 / 10

good piece of cinematography

I was very surprised when I watched this film; right in the beginning I spotted a great deal of similarities with Fritz Lang´s 1954 flick "Human Desire", with Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford, which I had previously seen. Both films are based on Zola´s story, and, obviously, the merit is Renoir´s, since his version is much better. The psychological and deep meaning beneath the coolness of the main character (Jacques Lantier, in a Gabin memorable performance) is handled superbly; so is his troubled relation with Simone´s character. Despite some boring shots, the photography and screenplay are gems, and "Bete Humaine" ends up being a great addition to Renoir´s filmography. I love him; "La Grande Ilusion" and "La Regle du Jeu" are two of my favorite films; a masterful storyteller and a curious observer of the human soul. A humanist.
Reviewed by The_Void 8 / 10

The evil that people do

Reviewed by blanche-2 7 / 10

The human beast

Jean Renoir's "La Bete Humaine" (1938) stars Jean Gabin and Simone Simon in an adaptation of Emile Zola's novel. Renoir's novel is part of a series following a family. Lantier (Gabin) suffers from an inherited illness, possibly a chemical dysfunction. He's given to violent outbursts. He falls for the beautiful and childlike Sevarin (Simon) who, with her husband, kills her lover. Lantier witnesses this. Sevarin wants him to help kill her husband.This is a beautifully photographed, bleak story with the symbolism of the railroad (Lanier is a railway engineer) running through it. Gabin is terrific as the tragic Lanier, and Simone Simon is effective as the woman.Fritz Lang's later film "Human Desire" is also based on the Zola novel, but the Renoir version has more layers, particularly in the characterizations.Highly recommended.
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