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Jean Renoir(1894-1979)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Jean Renoir, circa 1950s, **I.V.
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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 her. They separated in 1930, although he remained married to her until 1943. His next partner was Marguerite Renoir, whom he never married, although she took his name. He left France in 1941 during the German invasion of France during World War II and became a naturalized US citizen.
BornSeptember 15, 1894
DiedFebruary 12, 1979(84)
BornSeptember 15, 1894
DiedFebruary 12, 1979(84)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 15 wins & 11 nominations total

Photos15

Pierre Champagne, Pierre Renoir, Jean Renoir, and La France
Jean Renoir in La Bête Humaine (1938)
Jean Renoir in La Bête Humaine (1938)
Marcel Dalio and Jean Renoir in The Rules of the Game (1939)
Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, Pierre Magnier, Jean Renoir, and Roland Toutain in The Rules of the Game (1939)
Nora Gregor, Jean Renoir, and Roland Toutain in The Rules of the Game (1939)
Jean Renoir
Gene Kelly, Betsy Blair, Jean Renoir, and Charles Vanel
Gabrielle Renard with director/writer Jean Renoir, c. 1950.
Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, Gaston Modot, Jean Renoir, and Roland Toutain in The Rules of the Game (1939)
Jean Renoir in The Rules of the Game (1939)
Jean Renoir in The Rules of the Game (1939)

Known for

Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, and Roland Toutain in The Rules of the Game (1939)
The Rules of the Game
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1939
The Grand Illusion (1937)
The Grand Illusion
8.1
  • Writer
  • 1937
Radha in The River (1951)
The River
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1951
Betty Field and Zachary Scott in The Southerner (1945)
The Southerner
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1945

Credits

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Writer

  • A Grande Ilusão
    • screenplay
    • 2015
  • BBC2 Play of the Week (1977)
    BBC2 Play of the Week
    • biography
    • TV Series
    • 1978
  • Carola (1973)
    Carola
    • play
    • TV Movie
    • 1973
  • The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1970)
    The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1970
  • Il fiore e la violenza (1962)
    Il fiore e la violenza
    • screenplay (segment La scampagnata)
    • 1962
  • The Elusive Corporal (1962)
    The Elusive Corporal
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1962
  • Picnic on the Grass (1959)
    Picnic on the Grass
    • scenario
    • 1959
  • Experiment in Evil (1959)
    Experiment in Evil
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1959
  • Ingrid Bergman in Elena and Her Men (1956)
    Elena and Her Men
    • adaptation
    • scenario (dialogue)
    • 1956
  • French Cancan (1955)
    French Cancan
    • adaptation & dialogue
    • 1955
  • The Golden Coach (1952)
    The Golden Coach
    • story and screenplay
    • 1952
  • Radha in The River (1951)
    The River
    • screenplay
    • 1951
  • Joan Bennett, Charles Bickford, and Robert Ryan in The Woman on the Beach (1947)
    The Woman on the Beach
    • screenplay
    • 1947
  • A Day in the Country (1946)
    A Day in the Country
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1946
  • Betty Field and Zachary Scott in The Southerner (1945)
    The Southerner
    • screenplay
    • 1945

Director

  • The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1970)
    The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1970
  • Il fiore e la violenza (1962)
    Il fiore e la violenza
    • Director (segment La scampagnata)
    • 1962
  • The Elusive Corporal (1962)
    The Elusive Corporal
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Picnic on the Grass (1959)
    Picnic on the Grass
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Experiment in Evil (1959)
    Experiment in Evil
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1959
  • Ingrid Bergman in Elena and Her Men (1956)
    Elena and Her Men
    • Director
    • 1956
  • French Cancan (1955)
    French Cancan
    • Director
    • 1955
  • The Golden Coach (1952)
    The Golden Coach
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Radha in The River (1951)
    The River
    • Director
    • 1951
  • The Ways of Love
    • Director (segment A Day in the Country)
    • 1950
  • Joan Bennett, Charles Bickford, and Robert Ryan in The Woman on the Beach (1947)
    The Woman on the Beach
    • Director
    • 1947
  • A Day in the Country (1946)
    A Day in the Country
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1946
  • Paulette Goddard in The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
    The Diary of a Chambermaid
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Betty Field and Zachary Scott in The Southerner (1945)
    The Southerner
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Salute to France (1944)
    Salute to France
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1944

Actor

  • The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1970)
    The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir
    • The Narrator
    • Host
    • TV Movie
    • 1970
  • Il fiore e la violenza (1962)
    Il fiore e la violenza
    • Padre Poulain (segment "La scapagnata")
    • 1962
  • A Day in the Country (1946)
    A Day in the Country
    • Père Poulain
    • Uncle Poulain
    • Short
    • 1946
  • Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, and Roland Toutain in The Rules of the Game (1939)
    The Rules of the Game
    • Octave
    • 1939
  • La Bête Humaine (1938)
    La Bête Humaine
    • Cabuche
    • 1938
  • Jean Dasté and Simone Guisin in Life Is Ours (1936)
    Life Is Ours
    • Le patron du bistrot
    • 1936
  • André Alerme, Janie Marèse, Raimu, and Jean Rousselière in Mam'zelle Nitouche (1931)
    Mam'zelle Nitouche
    • Un sergent-chef (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • The Pursuit of Happiness (1930)
    The Pursuit of Happiness
    • Robert
    • Short
    • 1930
  • Little Red Riding Hood
    • Compère le Loup
    • 1930
  • Diary of a Lost Girl (1929)
    Diary of a Lost Girl
    • Bargast
    • 1929
  • La p'tite Lili (1927)
    La p'tite Lili
    • Man with bowler hat (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1927
  • Une vie sans joie (1927)
    Une vie sans joie
    • Le sous-préfet
    • 1927
  • Catherine Hessling in Sur un air de Charleston (1927)
    Sur un air de Charleston
    • Angel
    • Short
    • 1927

Videos2

My Journey through French Cinema
Trailer 1:26
My Journey through French Cinema
The River (1951)
Trailer 2:35
The River (1951)

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • September 15, 1894
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • February 12, 1979
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Dido FreireAugust 23, 1957 - February 12, 1979 (his death)
  • Other works
    Biography (of his father, painter Pierre Renoir): "Renoir, My Father".
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Biographical Movies
    • 16 Print Biographies
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 5 Interviews
    • 24 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Orson Welles frequently cited him as the greatest film director of all time.
  • Quotes
    My dream is of a craftsman's cinema in which the author can express himself as directly as the painter in his paintings or the writer in his books.
  • Trademarks
      Films often dealt with the alienation brought by upper-class lifestyle
  • Nickname
    • Le patron

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