Basic
Info
Title:
Renoir
Genre:
Drama
Country:
France
Language:
French
Running
time: 111 minutes
Release
date: 25 May 2012 (Cannes), 2 January 2013
(France)
Staff
Director:
Gilles Bourdos
Produced
by: Olivier Delbosc, Marc Missonnier
Screenplay:
Jérome Tonnerre, Michel Spinosa, Gilles Bourdos
Music:
Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography:
Mark Lee Ping Bin
Editor:
Yannick Kergoat
Cast
Michel Bouquet as Auguste Renoir
Christa Théret as Andrée Heuschling
Vincent Rottiers as Jean Renoir
Thomas Doret as Coco
Romane Bohringer as Gabrielle
Renard
Summary
“Renoir” is a French drama
film released in 2012 based on the last years of Pierre-Auguste Renoir in
Cagnes-sur-Mer during World War I. The film was directed by Gilles Bourdos and
competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Set
in southern France during World War I, the film starred Michel Bouquet, Christa
Theret and Vincent Rottiers.
Self-portrait, Pierre Auguste Renoir (1910)
The film was well received and achieved commercial
success in France and abroad, and it is most notable that it was included in
the Critic's Pick list of The New York Times in the United States. The film was
selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th
Academy Awards, but was not nominated. In January 2014, the film was nominated
in four categories at the 39th César Awards, winning for Best Costume Design.
Plot
The film tells the forgotten story
of Andrée Heuschling, also known as Catherine Hessling, who was the last model
of the impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and the first actress in the
films made by his son, the film director Jean Renoir. Andrée was the link
between two famous artists, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Jean Renoir.
Catherine Hessling
Blonde à la rose, Hessling painted by Renoir (1915-17)
While the
father was at the end of his brilliant career at the time, his son, who would
later become one of the most famous movie directors, had not yet started his
great career and was still searching for himself.
The young Renoir with Gabrielle Renard, Pierre Auguste Renoir (1895-96)
Movie
Review
“A gorgeous movie”
“Sumptuous story of
painter and filmmaker son”
“Beautifully
Impressionistic Film”
“Renoir: cinema as an
impressionist art form”
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