The Bitch
1931 · Movie · 96 min · ★ 7.3 · 95% critics
A married cashier feels trapped in a bitter home life and believes he’s found real affection when he starts an affair with a woman he meets by chance. As their relationship deepens, he’s pulled into a harsher world of exploitation and divided loyalties that challenges everything he thought he wanted.
Also known as Isn't Life a Bitch?
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Details
- Original title
- La Chienne
- Years
- 1931
- Release date
- 1931-11-01
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (139 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, emotionally charged drama about obsession and power in a rough underworld, in the vein of Pépé le Moko or Port of Shadows; Not for you if you prefer uplifting romances.
Pros: intense relationship drama; morally messy characters; gritty underworld vibe | Cons: bleak tone throughout; uncomfortable relationship dynamics; limited light moments
Themes
- based on novel or book
- unrequited love
- black and white
Cast & crew
Michel Simon
as Maurice Legrand
Janie Marèse
as Lucienne 'Lulu' Pelletier
Georges Flamant
as Andre 'Dédé' Govain
Magdeleine Bérubet
as Adèle Legrand
Roger Gaillard
as Adjutant Alexis Godard
Jean Gehret
as Monsieur Dugodet
- LM
Lucien Mancini
as Wallstein
Max Dalban
as Bernard, the colleague
- RB
Romain Bouquet
as Henriot, boss of hosiery
- PD
Pierre Desty
as Gustave Brocheton
Directed by Jean Renoir