La Chienne
DramaCrime
Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to Adele, a terror. By chance, he meets Lucienne, "Lulu", and make her his mistress. He thinks he finally met love, but Lulu is nothing but a streetwalker, in love with Dede, her pimp. She only accepts Legrand to satisfy Dede's needs of money.
VIBE
A grim, fatalistic dive into obsession and deception. This pre-code drama feels like a dark, gritty character study, exploring the destructive power of unrequited desire. Its stark black and white visuals amplify the bleak, tense atmosphere.
melancholicfatalisticgrittytensesteadypre-codeblack and whitefilm noir precursorcharacter studyobsessiondeceptiondesireclass
based on novel or bookunrequited loveblack and white
