Renoir
Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Gilles Bourdo's
lushly atmospheric drama RENOIR tells the story of celebrated impressionist
painter Pierre-August Renoir, in declining health at age 74, and his son
Jean, who returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I.
The elder Renoir is filled with a new, wholly unexpected energy when a young
girl miraculously enters his world. Blazing with life, radiantly beautiful,
Andrée will become his last model, and the wellsping of a remarkable
rejuvenation. At the same time, Jean also falls under the spell of the
free-spirited Andrée. Their bautiful home on majestic countryside grounds
reverberate with familial intrigue, as both Renoirs, per et fils, become
smitten with the enchanting and headstrong young muse.
RENOIR locates a fascinating moment of change, one century's way of thinking
giving way to the next, and the passing of the torch from a great painter to the
great filmmaker of such classics as Grand Illusion and Rules of the Game.
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Cast |
Michel Bouquet, Christa Théret, Vincent Rottiers |
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Genre |
Drama / Melodrama |
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Language |
English |
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Running Time |
111 min / Color |
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Rated |
R - Sequences of art-related nudity, and brief language. |
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Year and Screen |
2012 |
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Quality
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DVD
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Quantity: |
DVD (1) (L/P) |