Human Desire

Fritz Lang was a truly fine director, whose lesser work was still better than the lesser work of a lot of directors. As cliched as that sounds.

After seeing Lang's later disaster of a film noir "Beyond A Reasonable Doubt," I was glad to see a much better film developing under my eyes while watching "Human Desire." However, the ending was almost as silly as it was in the prior film.

Fritz Lang once again raids Jean Renoir's filmography in a remake of La Bete Humaine (38). Unlike the comparable Scarlett St.

I think almost any Fritz Lang film deserves a high rating. This is of course an adaptation of ' La Bete Humaine ' and it should not be compared to the Renoir film.

Have you ever seen La Bete Humaine by ajean Renoir?? Then you'll love this American version of it.

OK, now this is a proper noir. Cynicism, realism, brutality, lust...

Based on Emile Zola's novel and a remake of "La Bête Humaine" directed by Jean Renoir, for me is quite different versions, by far the this fresh version is miles away from French's production, Fritz insets his own trademark, a dense movie, Ford is back from war at Korea, was involved unwitting as witness of a murder on a train, he lies on Courthouse to save a gorgeous married woman (Grahame), his jealous husband a ill-tempered older man actually killed a guy who had an affair with his wife in the past, Grahame suggest to her new lover (Ford) to kill his drunkard husband, a spider net of murder, blackmail, social misfits, adultery among others bad behaviors, a high class Noir, strangely underrated by the mostly, a true near masterpiece!!!

Film noir is a mood, a state of mind in a film world. It doesn't just have to be guys with guns, nor is it just infidelity and murder.

Human Desire is directed by Fritz Lang and adapted for the screen by Alfred Hayes from the story "The Human Beast" written by Émile Zola. It stars Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame and Broderick Crawford.