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A disappointment moreCast
(in credits order) | Catherine Hessling | ... | Nana |
| Jean Angelo | ... | Count de Vandeuvres |
| Werner Krauss | ... | Count Muffat |
| Raymond Guérin-Catelain | ... | Georges Hugon |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Claude Autant-Lara | ... | Fauchery (as Claude Moore) |
| André Cerf | ... | The Tiger |
| Pierre Champagne | ... | Hector de la Faloise |
| Jacqueline Ford | ... | Rose Mignon |
| Jacqueline Forzane | ... | Comtesse Muffat |
| Valeska Gert | ... | Zoe |
| René Koval | ... | Fontan |
| Pierre Lestringuez | ... | Bordenave (as Pierre Philippe) |
| Roberto Pla | ... | Bosc |
| Marie Prevost | ... | Gaga |
| Nita Romani | ... | Satin |
Directed by | |||
| Jean Renoir | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Pierre Lestringuez | writer | |
| Jean Renoir | writer | |
| Émile Zola | novel | |
Produced by | |||
| Jean Renoir | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Maurice Jaubert | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Jean Bachelet | |||
| Edmund Corwin | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Jean Renoir | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Claude Autant-Lara | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Claude Autant-Lara | |||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| André Cerf | .... | assistant director | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| W. Percy Day | .... | matte painter | |
Other crew | |||
| Denise Leblond | .... | intertitler | |
| Jean Renoir | .... | intertitler | |
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- Les Établissements Braunberger-Richebé (1926) (France) (theatrical)
- Audio Brandon Films (1976) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Divisa Home Video (2007) (Spain) (DVD)
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I really looked forward to seeing Nana after seeing Renoir amazing debut work, Whirlpool of Fate. I had read that Nana was generally considered his best silent film so I had high hopes. Sadly this felt like a huge step backwards.
Catherine Hessling is the main problem with this film. Her acting is over the top, even for a silent film. Her acting is more like what one would expect in a film from the early teens, not the late 20s. She usually has the same face, which reminds me (sorry to say) of someone with constipation pains. It was also very difficult to believe that any man would fall for this femme fatale. There was nothing charming about her at all.
The film was also quite long drawn, the camera work was uninteresting (aside from a shot of a horse race) and the editing was dull. The story reminded me of Pabst's Pandora's Box. It is interesting to compare the two because there are only 3 years between these films. Pandora's Box simply scores on every level where Nana fails.
This film is only for Renoir completists or very serious silent films buffs.