I enjoyed Peter Tonguette’s article on Jean Renoir’s 1951 film “The River” (Masterpiece, Sept. 4). When Renoir was in Calcutta to shoot the movie, he was helped in location scouting by a young local ...

Plenty has been written about Jean Renoir, by himself and others. Nevertheless a new book on the filmmaker is always received with interest. After all, Renoir was not only a true artist himself but ...

“The Rules of the Game,” directed by Jean Renoir, may not seem revolutionary, but thanks to its balance of form and content, it’s an enduring classic. By Ben Kenigsberg Gateway Movies offers ways to ...

PARIS — The 7th annual Cannes Classics unveiled a lineup Tuesday rich with restored film gems, documentaries on cinema and a pair of Italian short films. Headlining the program is Jean Renoir‘s 1932 ...

Jean Renoir (15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era ...

Following Main Slate and Spotlight, the 61st New York Film Festival has unveiled its Revivals lineup, featuring new restorations of classic and overlooked films. Highlights include Manoel de ...

The lights in the cavernous Lumiere hall subside and, before each film in the official selection, the Cannes festival offers a short subject: a minute-or-two segment from a film by the immortal French ...

Paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir hang in every major museum in Southern California. The French master’s son, filmmaker Jean Renoir, was nominated for an Oscar in 1946. Believe it or not, there’s ...

Filmed in Georgia is a weekly column by Frank Hotchkiss, the Savannah author of Playing with Fire at local bookstores and on Amazon. Contact Frank with recommendations for future film reviews at ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Renoir père, meet Renoir fils. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art said ...