Renoir (2012)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Gilles Bourdos

Writers:

Jacques Renoir (based on work ''Le tableau amoureux' by), Gilles Bourdos (screenplay)

Stars:

Michel Bouquet, Christa Théret, Vincent Rottiers

3 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michel Bouquet	...	Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Christa Théret	...	Andrée Heuschling
Vincent Rottiers	...	Jean Renoir
Thomas Doret	...	Coco Renoir
Romane Bohringer	...	Gabrielle
Michèle Gleizer	...	Aline Renoir
Laurent Poitrenaux	...	Pierre Renoir
Anne-Lise Heimburger	...	La boulangère (as Annelise Heimburger)
Sylviane Goudal	...	La Grand'Louise
Solène Rigot	...	Madeleine
Emmanuelle Lepoutre	...	La Médecine
Carlo Brandt	...	Docteur Pratt
Thierry Hancisse	...	Le brocanteur (as Thierry Hancisse de la Comédie Française)
Alice Barnole	...	Fille cabaret
Jean-Adrien Espiasse	...	Aviateur cabaret 1

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

based on real events | famous painting | female full frontal nudity | oil paint | painter studio | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sequences of art-related nudity and brief language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Official submission of France to the Oscars 2014 best foreign language film category.

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Goofs

When Pierre-Auguste walks in on Jean Renoir being bathed, a modern toggle-style light switch is visible on the wall. The toggle switch wasn't invented until 1917, which is a few years after that part of the film. Earlier light switches were push-button style, and the switch on the wall is also of a modern plastic style that is very much later.

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Quotes

Andrée Heuschling: What are your ambitions? What are your dreams?
Jean Renoir: I don't know. No. No dreams. No ambitions.
Andrée Heuschling: Never say that to a woman you love. She'll despise you. Believe me.

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Connections

References Les vampires (1915)

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Soundtracks

No time blues
By Patrick Artero and Philippe Baudouin
Performed by Patrick Artero and Philippe Baudouin

User Reviews

Very good

Painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Michel Bouquet) is an ancient man by 1915. It is WWI, and his two eldest sons, Pierre and Jean (Vincent Rottiers), are at war, while his youngest, Claude (Kid with a Bike star Thomas Doret), just a boy, plays around the estate, claiming to be an orphan (his mother dead and his father an old man). Along comes a beautiful young woman (Christa Theret) who wishes to model for Renoir. Her beauty inspires the old man. Soon, Jean arrives home and begins an affair with the model (whose name is Andrée Heuschling, but who would later change her name to Catherine Hessling and star in many of Renoir's early films). This is, above all, just a very pretty movie. Very fitting, given its subject. Alexandre Desplat also provides a very gorgeous score. The story isn't hefty, but it's good. The acting is good throughout. France submitted this for the Academy Awards this year, bypassing the much more popular (and frankly better) Blue Is the Warmest Color, but Renoir is a worthy film, as well.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

France

Language:

French Italian

Release Date:

2 January 2013 (France)

Also Known As:

Renoir

Filming Locations:

Domaine du Rayol, Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, Var, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$65,194, 31 March 2013

Gross USA:

$2,293,798

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,816,573

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fidélité Films, Wild Bunch, Mars Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1