- Nana (1926 film)
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Nana Directed by Jean Renoir Written by Pierre Lestringuez
Jean Renoir
Émile Zola (novel)Starring Catherine Hessling
Werner KraussRelease date(s) 25 June 1926 Running time 150 min Country France Language French Nana (1926) is Jean Renoir's second full-length silent film and is based on the novel by Émile Zola.
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Plot
A government official, Count Muffat, falls under the spell of Nana, a young actress. She becomes his mistress, living in the sumptuous apartment which he provides for her. Instead of elevating herself to Muffat's level, however, Nana drags the poor man down to hers - in the end, both lives have been utterly destroyed.
Production
The film stars Renoir’s wife, Catherine Hessling, in an eccentric performance as the flawed heroine Nana.
Jean Renoir’s film is a fairly faithful adaptation of Émile Zola’s classic novel. The film’s extravagances include two magnificent set pieces – a horse race and an open air ball. The film never made a profit, and it was the commercial failure of this film which robbed Renoir of the opportunity to make such an ambitious film again for several years.
Cast
- Catherine Hessling - Nana
- Werner Krauss - Count Muffat
- Jean Angelo - Count de Vandeuvres
- Raymond Guérin-Catelain - Georges Hugon
References
External links
Films directed by Jean Renoir 1920s Backbiters · La Fille de l'eau · Nana · Charleston Parade · Une vie sans joie · Marquitta · The Sad Sack · The Tournament · The Little Match Girl · Le Bled
1930s On purge bébé · Isn't Life a Bitch? · Night at the Crossroads · Boudu Saved from Drowning · Chotard and Company · Madame Bovary · Toni · A Day in the Country · Life Belongs to Us · The Lower Depths · The Crime of Monsieur Lange · Grand Illusion · La Marseillaise · The Human Beast · The Rules of the Game
1940s Swamp Water · This Land Is Mine · Salute to France · The Southerner · The Diary of a Chambermaid · The Woman on the Beach
1950s The River · The Golden Coach · French Cancan · Elena and Her Men · The Doctor's Horrible Experiment · Picnic on the Grass
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Categories:- 1926 films
- French films
- French-language films
- Films directed by Jean Renoir
- Black-and-white films
- Silent films
- Films based on works by Émile Zola
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