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Title: Renoir (2012)
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| Michel Bouquet | ... | Pierre-Auguste Renoir | |
| Christa Théret | ... | Andrée Heuschling | |
| Vincent Rottiers | ... | Jean Renoir | |
| Thomas Doret | ... | Coco Renoir | |
| Romane Bohringer | ... | Gabrielle | |
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Michèle Gleizer | ... | Aline Renoir |
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Laurent Poitrenaux | ... | Pierre Renoir |
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Anne-Lise Heimburger | ... | La boulangère (as Annelise Heimburger) |
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Sylviane Goudal | ... | La Grand'Louise |
| Solène Rigot | ... | Madeleine | |
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Emmanuelle Lepoutre | ... | La Médecine |
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Carlo Brandt | ... | Docteur Pratt |
| Thierry Hancisse | ... | Le brocanteur (as Thierry Hancisse de la Comédie Française) | |
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Alice Barnole | ... | Fille cabaret |
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Jean Adrien Espiasse | ... | Aviateur cabaret 1 (as Jean-Adrien Espiasse) |
Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir -- son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste -- returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At his side is Andrée, a young woman who rejuvenates, enchants, and inspires both father and son. Written by Samuel Goldwyn Films
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Greetings again from the darkness. Admittedly, I expect more from independent films since there is usually no committee of producers sucking the life out of the filmmaker's vision. While writer/director Gilles Bourdos teams with Cinematographer Ping Bin Lee to deliver a film that carries the visual beauty of its subject's paintings, it somehow offers little else.
Veteran French actor Michel Bouquet captures the essence of a 74 year old Pierre-Auguste Renoir, a master Impressionistic artist. By this time (1915), Renoir is in constant pain and continues painting despite his gnarled hands courtesy of severe arthritis. He has relocated to Cote D'Azur (the French Riviera) to leave in peace with nature and the warmer weather. His estate is gorgeous and provides the backdrops for many paintings. We meet his newest model, 15 year old Andree Heuschling (Christa Theret). Her spirit inspires not just Renoir the artist, but also his son Jean (Vincent Ruttiers), sent home to recover from his WWI injuries.
Both father and son seem to objectify the beautiful and spirited Andree, neither being capable of an adult and equal personal relationship. The frustration with this movie stems from its unwillingness to offer anything other than observations of its characters. It meanders through days with no real purpose or insight. This despite having subjects that include one of the greatest artists of all-time and his son, who went on to become a world famous movie director. The story, if there is one, just kind of lays there flat, surrounded by beautiful colors and textures.
Auguste Renoir died in 1919, but earlier that year managed to visit the Louvre and view his own paintings hanging in the majestic halls. Jean Renoir married Andree and cast her in his first silent films (as Catherine Hessling). When the films flopped, they divorced. She went on to a life of obscure poverty, and he directed two of the greatest films in history: Grand Illusion and The Rules of the Game.
Alexandre Desplat provides another fine score, leaving us lacking only a story or point to the film. To learn much about Pierre-Auguste Renoir, it is recommended to read the biography his son Jean wrote.