La Chienne
La Chienne(" The Bitch") is a 1931 French film by director Jean Renoir.
It is the second sound film by the director and the twelfth film of his career.
The literal English translation of the film's title is" The Bitch", although the movie was never released under this title.
It is often referred to in English as" Is n't Life a Bitch?"
The film was remade by Fritz Lang in the United States as" Scarlet Street"( 1945).
" La Chienne" was released by The Criterion Collection on both Blu-ray and DVD, newly restored in 4K, on 14 June 2016.
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir( 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author.
As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s.
His films" La Grande Illusion"( 1937) and" The Rules of the Game"( 1939) are often cited by critics as among the greatest films ever made.
He was ranked by the BFI's" Sight& Sound" poll of critics in 2002 as the fourth greatest director of all time.
Among numerous honors accrued during his lifetime, he received a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award in 1975 for his contribution to the motion picture industry.
Renoir was the son of the painter Pierre- Auguste Renoir.
He was one of the first filmmakers to be known as an" auteur".
The Pink Mirror
The Pink Mirror, the Indian release title Gulabi Aaina is an award- winning Indian film drama produced and directed by Sridhar Rangayan.
Said to be the first Indian film to comprehensively focus on Indian transsexuals with the entire story revolving around two transsexuals and a gay teenager's attempts to seduce a man – Samir( Rufy Baqal).
The film explores the taboo subject of transsexuals in India which is still much misunderstood and ridiculed.
In 2003, the Central Board of Film Certification, the Indian Censor Board banned Rangayan's film on Indian transsexuals.
The censor board cited that the film was' vulgar and offensive'.
The filmmaker appealed twice again unsuccessfully.
The film still remains banned in India, but has screened at numerous festivals all over the world and won awards.
The critics have applauded it for its' sensitive and touching portrayal of marginalized community'.
India's foremost gay activist Ashok Row Kavi says, in his review," The wonder is that it was not made before.
The reality is that it is here now".
India's leading newspaper, the Indian Express termed it –' This is more than just the" peeping into the closet" that Rangayan intended.
It's almost throwing the doors wide open for the world to look in !'
The film has received tremendous support and critical acclaim from reviewers, festival directors and global audiences.
It has screened at more than 70 international film festivals and won couple of awards.
The film is also used as part of University archives/ libraries as resource material in academic courses such as Gender, Nation and the World; Activist Voices in India; Gender and Film course.
Sridhar Rangayan
Sridhar Rangayan (also spelt Sridhar Rangaihn or Sridhar Rangayyan; born 2 April 1962) is an Indian filmmaker who has made films with special focus on queer subjects.
His queer films, "The Pink Mirror" and "Yours Emotionally", have been considered groundbreaking because of their realistic and sympathetic portrayal of the largely closeted Indian gay community.
His film" The Pink Mirror" remains banned in India by the Indian Censor Board because of its homosexual content.
Rangayan was born in Mandya, Karnataka.
As a gay activist, he has been one of the front-rank leaders in the LGBT movement in India and has contributed immensely towards the growth of awareness about sexual minorities in India.
He is a Founder Member and Trustee of The Humsafar Trust, the first gay NGO in India, along with Ashok Row Kavi.
He served on its board till January 2013.
He also designed and edited India's first gay magazine "Bombay Dost" between 1999–2003.
In 2006, he was awarded the South Asian Achievers Award for his contribution to global mainstream media by Triangle Media Group (TMG), UK.
In 2010, he has served on the Jury for the Teddy Awards at the 60th Berlinale (Berlin, Germany), Jury for Matter of Act awards at the Movies That Matter film festival (The Hague, Netherlands) and also as Jury for SATO-48 (USA) competition.
He has been part of the eminent international jury of Outfest 2012, Los Angeles and Iris Prize 2013, UK
He is the founder Festival Director of Kashish Mumbai Queer Film Festival that is held in Mumbai, India every year for past 9 years, the first ever queer film festival to be held at a mainstream theater - PVR Cinemas (2010), Cinemax (2011-2013) and Liberty Cinema (2014-2018)
He has been elected as Regional Director (region 19) of Interpride which is a network of more than 160 Gay Pride organisations from more than 35 countries in 162 cities, dedicated to LGBT Pride parades and other events.
He is also the Festival Director of Flashpoint Human Rights Film Festival that was held in Mumbai, India from 8–10 December 2010 at Alliance française de Bombay and screened 8 documentary films on human rights issues along with panel discussions on several topics like human trafficking and the law, violence against women and religious intolerance.
Ben Palmer
Ben Palmer is a British film and television director who is known for being the director of" Bo' Selecta" and" The Inbetweeners".
Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street is a 1945 noir tragedy film directed by Fritz Lang.
The screenplay concerns two criminals who take advantage of a middle- aged painter in order to steal his artwork.
The film is based on the French novel" La Chienne"( literally" The Bitch") by, that previously had been dramatized on stage by André Mouëzy- Éon, and cinematically as" La Chienne"( 1931) by director Jean Renoir.
The principal actors Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea had earlier appeared together in" The Woman in the Window"( 1944), also directed by Fritz Lang.
Local authorities in three cities banned" Scarlet Street" early in 1946 because of its dark plot and themes.
The film is in the public domain.
Scotty Fox
Scott Fox is a pornographic film director who is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame.
Dan Milne
Dan Milne is a British actor/ director who is possibly best known for his role in" EastEnders".
Saagar Gupta
Saagar Gupta( born 4 March 1969) is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist and film producer ..
He has written screenplay and dialogues for award winning independent films like The Pink Mirror and Evening Shadows as well as dialogues for several TV episodes of Rishtey, Gubbare, Kagaar and popular TV shows like Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, Left Right Left, Radha Ki Betiyaan among others.
He has written lyrics for the song Surmaee Shaam in the film Evening Shadows, composed and sung by Shubha Mudgal.
He has also written lyrics for a song in the film 68 Pages, with music by A Band of Boys
He is a partner in the company Solaris Pictures alongwith Sridhar Rangayan, and has produced several award winning films like The Pink Mirror, Yours Emotionally, Breaking Free, Evening Shadows.
He is the founder team member of Kashish Mumbai Queer Film Festival and has been the Director of Programming since its inception in 2010 ..
Saagar Gupta has worked with the Children's Film Society as Junior Festival Officer for two editions of the Golden Elephant International Children Film Festival of India.
Elliot Silverstein
Elliot Silverstein( born August 3, 1927, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American director, who is best known for being the director of the movie" Cat Ballou"( 1965).

Question: Which film has the director who is older, La Chienne or The Pink Mirror?
Answer: La Chienne