Container of (work): On purge bébé (Motion picture) Container of (work): Jean Renoir le patron (Television program)
Notes:
Title from container. Based on the novel by Georges de la Fouchardièr. Originally released as a motion picture in 1931. Fullscreen (1.19:1). MPAA rating: Not rated. Special features: Introduction to the film from 1961 by director Jean Renoir ; New interview with Renoir scholar Christopher Faulkner ; New restoration of "On purge bébé" (1931), Renoir's first sound film, also starring Michel Simon ; Jean Renoir le patron: "Michel Simon" a ninety-five-minute 1967 French television program. Michel Simon, Georges Flamant, Janie Marese.
Summary:
Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to Adele, a terror. By chance, he meets Lucienne, Lulu, and makes 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.
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