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Renoir

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir paints on the French Riviera in 1915 after his wife dies and his son is wounded in a battle. He finds a young woman named Andrée and she becomes his last model.
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Appropriately enough, Renoir offers viewers a drama of sumptuous beauty -- which is more than enough to offset its frustratingly slow pace and rather thinly written screenplay.

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Donald Clarke Irish Times You would need a soul of potash not to savour the delicious fauna and flattering southern light. But the film never gets far beyond the decorative. Rated: 3/5 Jun 30, 2013 Full Review David Jenkins Little White Lies The story falters when it runs through its very traditional, even hackneyed arcs ... Rated: 2/5 Jun 28, 2013 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian This gives a new meaning to Truffaut's phrase le cinma du papa. Rated: 2/5 Jun 27, 2013 Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension Unlike the work of the men who bear the surname - one a painter at the end of his life, the other a great filmmaker in the making - Renoir the film appears to have almost no imperative for existing. Mar 17, 2021 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Renoir is a sensitive and serene sanctuary of beauty. Nov 27, 2019 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Languorous, lush, and often mesmeric, Renoir is a visually stimulating enterprise. Aug 9, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Watching paint dry - an apt old saying. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member It's very pretty. Like a painting, take away the meaning you wish. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Frances H The visual beauty of this film glows much like the paintings of Renoir, and for someone who loves both the paintings of the father and the films of the son, this was a moving film about both life and art. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/20 Full Review Bernard K Well done, interesting story, and it's all accurate! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/30/19 Full Review Audience Member Un film qui tient difficilement l'attention du spectateur malgre ses moments de beaute visuelle. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member If it's shot in the south of France it's worth a look, like Cotillard & Crowe in "A Good Year" - because things are atmospheric & inviting for a couple of hours with a good cup of Arabica java or a Dubonnet. No exception here in what purports to be a near end-of-life docudrama on the beloved painter. Beautifully realized in French (subtitled), it's interesting. But like cognac & chocolates it's best savored at one's leisure, breeze through the leaves. Everyone is nicely cast, especially Christa, a tempestuous beauty revealed a few times in birthday glory. So, the film's right for some - with a Desplat soundtrack (good) - but definitely not for the Marvel crowd even tho' some of those are enjoyed by this correspondent, too. (Note: The french is spoken so fast that the subtitles also move quickly. So, to let the eye linger on the beautiful scenes, it's necessary to back-up 10 or 20-secs rather frequently.) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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(L-R) Christa Théret as Andrée Heuschling and Michel Bouquet as Auguste Renoir in "Renoir." Christa Theret as Andrée Heuschling and Vincent Rottiers as Jean Renoir in "Renoir." (L-R) Michel Bouquet as Auguste Renoir, Christa Theret as Andrée Heuschling and Vincent Rottiers as Jean Renoir in "Renoir." Christa Theret as Andrée Heuschling in "Renoir." Vincent Rottiers as Jean Renoir in "Renoir." Vincent Rottiers as Jean Renoir and Christa Theret as Andrée Heuschling in "Renoir." Michel Bouquet as Auguste Renoir in "Renoir." (L-R) Vincent Rottiers as Jean Renoir and Michel Bouquet as Auguste Renoir in "Renoir." Michel Bouquet as Auguste Renoir in "Renoir." View more photos

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Synopsis Pierre-Auguste Renoir paints on the French Riviera in 1915 after his wife dies and his son is wounded in a battle. He finds a young woman named Andrée and she becomes his last model.
Director
Gilles Bourdos
Producer
Olivier Delbosc, Marc Missonnier
Screenwriter
Jérôme Tonnerre, Gilles Bourdos, Michel Spinosa, Jacques Renoir
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co
France 2 Cinéma, Fidélité Films, Mars Films, Wild Bunch International
Rating
R (Seq. of Art-Related Nudity|Brief Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 29, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 4, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.3M
Runtime
1h 51m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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