Renoir on Renoir is a 1990 collection of essays by, and interviews of, the legendary filmmaker Jean Renoir, who created such classics as The Grand Illusion, The River and The Rules of the Game. Renoir's career in cinema, which straddled the transition from silent film to the talkies, has influenced [...]

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) mullisti muiden impressionistien kanssa länsimaisen maalaustaiteen vuosisadan vaihteessa. Taiteilijamestarin työt olivat loppumatonta ylistystä valolle, värille ja elämän kauneudelle. Jean Renoir (1894-1979) nousi kuuluisan isänsä varjosta yhdeksi elokuvahis[...]

This classic in the literature of cinema represents the convergence of the three leading figures of French film: Jean Renoir, universally considered the greatest French director; Andr Bazin, the outstanding French film critic and theorist; and Franois Truffaut, the pioneer of la nouvelle vague. Baz[...]

Accessible and original analysis of all Jean Renoir's sound films, including those he made in Hollywood - this is the first major study to appear for a number of years and brings new light on some of the director's most celebrated films. Illuminating account of critical debates concerning Renoir, an[...]

Francois Truffaut called him, simply, 'the best'. Jean Renoir is a towering figure in world cinema and fully justifies this monumental survey that includes contributions from leading international film scholars and comprehensively analyzes Renoir's life and career from numerous critical perspectives[...]