The Crime of Monsieur Lange

The Crime of Monsieur Lange (French: Le Crime de Monsieur Lange [lə kʁim də məsjø lɑ̃ʒ]) is a 1936 French drama film directed by Jean Renoir about a publishing cooperative. Imbued with the spirit of the communist/socialist Popular Front, which would score a major political victory in 1936, the film is an idyllic picture of a socialist France and is both a social commentary and a romance. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. It was distributed by the French subsidiary of Warner Brothers.