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    French film director and screenwriter

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jean_RenoirJean Renoir - Wikipedia

    Jean Renoir (French:; 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.

  2. Jean Renoir (born September 15, 1894, Paris, France—died February 12, 1979, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was a French film director and son of the Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir. His films, in both silent and later eras, were noted for their realism and strong narrative and include such classics as Grand Illusion (1937), The ...

  3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0719756Jean Renoir - IMDb

    Jean Renoir (1894-1979) Jean Renoir. Son of the famous Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste, he had a happy childhood. Pierre Renoir was his brother, and Claude Renoir was his nephew. After the end of World War I, where he won the Croix de Guerre, he moved from scriptwriting to filmmaking. He married Catherine Hessling, for whom he began to ...

    • January 1, 1
    • Paris, France
    • January 1, 1
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
  4. Jean Renoir. Writer: The Rules of the Game. Son of the famous Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste, he had a happy childhood. Pierre Renoir was his brother, and Claude Renoir was his nephew. After the end of World War I, where he won the Croix de Guerre, he moved from scriptwriting to filmmaking. He married Catherine Hessling, for whom he began to make movies; he wanted to make a star of...

    • September 15, 1894
    • February 12, 1979
  5. Learn about the life and work of Jean Renoir, one of the true mavericks of cinema, who made forty films in various genres and styles. Discover his passion for beauty, humanity and experimentation, and his legacy as a filmmaker.

  6. Feb 1, 2017 · The book is a deconstruction of the myths and legends surrounding Jean Renoir. His politics, for instance, proved as promiscuous as his films. Scorsese writes, “Renoir sanded off the rough edges of his life, as Mérigeau puts it. All of us do the same, I think. And Renoir’s imperfections and vanities only bring him closer to us, and to the ...

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  8. Sep 1, 2017 · A retrospective of the legendary director's films from 1924 to 1979, with an introduction by film scholar David Bordwell. Explore Renoir's innovative style, humanist vision and political engagement in various genres and historical contexts.

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