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FRANCE · 1938

La Bête humaine

Jean Renoir
European Art Cinema obsession infidelity murder social class railway culture
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Synopsis

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.

Year1938
CountryFrance
DirectorJean Renoir
MovementEuropean Art Cinema
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