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Renoir (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Renoir' is a 2012 French drama film based on the last years of Pierre-Auguste Renoir at 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. The film is set in the south of France during World War I and stars Michel Bouquet, Christa Theret, Thomas Doret and Vincent Rottiers.[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/movies/inside-the-rendez-vous-with-french-cinema-series.html?pagewanted=all Rendez Vous with French Cinema], 'The New York Times' retrieved 25 March 2013.
'Renoir' achieved critical and commercial success both in France and abroad, most notably in the United States where it is on the Critic's Pick list of 'The New York Times'. 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 received four nominations at the 39th Csar Awards, winning for Best Costume Design.
Plot
The film tells the forgotten story of Andre Heuschling, also known as Catherine Hessling, who was the last model of impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and the first actress in the films of his son, the film director Jean Renoir. Andre was the link between two famous and widely acclaimed artists, a father and son. While the father is at the end of his brilliant career, the son is still searching for himself, his great career as one of the most celebrated movie directors having not yet begun.
Director Gilles Bourdos used the services of a convicted art forger, Guy Ribes, to create and re-create the Renoir paintings in live action on screen.[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/movies/guy-ribess-paintings-lend-realistic-touches-to-renoir.html?pagewanted=all 'The New York Times'], Retrieved 25 March 2013.
Cast
* Michel Bouquet as Auguste Renoir
* Christa Thret as Andre Heuschling
* Vincent Rottiers as Jean Renoir
* Thomas Doret as Coco
* Romane Bohringer as Gabrielle Renard
* Michle Gleizer as Mme Renoir (Aline Charigot)
* Carlo Brandt as Le docteur Pratt
* Hlne Babu as Odette
* Marion Lcrivain as Vra Sergine
* Herv Briaux as Ambroise Vollard
* Stuart Seide as le docteur Barnes
* Emmanuelle Lepoutre as la Mdecine
* Thierry Hancisse as le brocanteur
* Annelise Heimburger as la Boulangre
* Sylviane Goudal as la Grande Louise
* Solne Rigot as Madeleine
Reception
The film received generally favorable reviews from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported 72% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 69 reviews, with an average score of 6.5/10. The critical consensus is: "Appropriately enough, 'Renoir' offers viewers a drama of sumptuous beautywhich is more than enough to offset its frustratingly slow pace and rather thinly written screenplay." Metacritic, which assigns a standardized score out of 100, rated the film 64 based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Accolades
See also
* List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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