La bête humaine = The human beast - Zola, Émile 1840-1902; Kosma, Joseph 1905-1969 (<<The>> Criterion Coll., 2006)
Aspect ratio 1.33:1, 16:9 widescreen. - New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the original, uncensored version
Orig.: Frankreich 1938
Enth. introduction to the film by Jean Renoir ; new interview with director Peter Bogdanovich ; archival footage of Renoir directing actress Simone Simon, and interviews with Renoir, Émile Zola scholar Henri Mitterand, and others on adapting Zola to the screen ; gallery of on-set photographs and theatrical posters ; a booklet featuring critic Geoffrey O'Brien, film historian Ginette Vincendeau, and production designer Eugène Lourié