Nana (1926 film)

Nana
Directed by	Jean Renoir
Written by	Pierre Lestringuez Jean Renoir Émile Zola (novel)
Starring	Catherine Hessling Werner Krauss
Release 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.

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

• Nana at filmsdefrance

External links

• Nana at the Internet Movie Database
• Entry at Allmovie