Gavin Millar introduces Renoir's railway murder story, La Bete Humaine, from the Gare St Lazare in Paris and looks at some of his less well-known crime thrillers from the 30s.
Director CHARLES CHABOT Producer GAVIN MILLAR
Tonight's film:
La Bête Humaine starring
Jean Gabin , Simone Simon
Renoir's film version of Emile Zola 's powerful novel about a man haunted by the fear of an inherited vice is one of the screen's great melodramas.
Jacques Lantier distrusts his feelings towards women and lavishes all his affection and pride on the locomotive he drives. One day, he Witnesses a murder on a train and his destiny becomes inextricably linked to the young woman involved.
Written and directed by JEAN RENOIR