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Human Desire is a 1954 American film noir drama starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame and Broderick Crawford directed by Fritz Lang. It is loosely based on Émile Zola's 1890 novel La Bête humaine. The story had been filmed twice before: La Bête humaine (1938), directed by Jean Renoir, and Die Bestie im Menschen, starring Ilka Grüning (1920).
- Lewis J. Rachmil
- Daniele Amfitheatrof
- August 6, 1954 (New York City)
- Columbia Pictures
Nov 7, 2014 · A philosophical exploration of the nature, origin, and paradox of desire, and its role in human life and suffering. The author draws from various traditions and perspectives, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Schopenhauer, to examine the problem of desire.
A Korean War vet falls in love with the wife of a railroad supervisor who killed a businessman on a train. They plot to get rid of the evidence and escape, but their plan backfires.
Dec 9, 2009 · Understanding desires requires at least two things: first, to have a theory of desire itself, and second, to have some familiarity with the varieties of desires that there are. Once acquired, an understanding of desire can illuminate a number of controversies surrounding desire. 1. Theories of Desire.
Fritz Lang studies the relationship of character to fate in 1954's Human Desire, a remake of Jean Renoir's French classic La bête humain, from a novel by Émile Zola. The original film is a prime exponent of Poetic Realism, a French school of films about working-class people betrayed by their own passions.
- Fritz Lang, Milton Feldman
- Glenn Ford
Oct 16, 2015 · How do we move from having countless desires to having one true passion? This article explores the spiritual teachings of Kabir and Eknath Easwaran on the four stages of desire and their emotional consequences.
Providing a comprehensive perspective on human desire, this volume brings together leading experts from multiple psychological sub disciplines. It addresses such key issues as how desires of different kinds emerge and are experienced, their implications for behavior, and ways maladaptive desires can effectively be controlled.
