La Bete Humaine DVD
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Made at the height of poetic realism in the French cinema LA BETE HUMAINE is an adaptation of Emile Zola's classic work starring Jean Gabin as railroad engineer Jacques Lantier He lusts after Severine (Simone Simon) the lovely wife of stationmaster Robaud (Fernand Ledoux) but has kept his desire in check While riding on Lantier's train Robaud threatens to expose Severine's wealthy and powerful godfather Grandmorin (Jacques Berlioz) for having violated his goddaughter when she was 16 Grandmorin threatens to ruin Robaud so the stationmaster kills the older man Although Lantier is a witness he fails to speak up when the wrong man Cabuche (Jean Renoir) is indicted because of his feeling for Severine Eager to ensure the engineer's silence Robaud insists that Severine become his lover Lantier does not require extensive persuasion At length Grandmorin is exposed and the ingenuous Cabuche is freed But over time Severine has come to love Lantier At this point she asks him to kill her husband so they can be together But Lantier overwhelmed by revulsion toward all that has come before refuses to comply with her wishes Gabin is utterly convincing as the tormented lover in this magnificently atmospheric tale of crime and passion
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