Jean Renoir Movies

Passers-by, those who knew him in his youth, René Barjavel, witness of his beginnings, his wife, his doctor, writers ... By questioning them...

A play about the life and work of the artist Auguste Renoir, based on the book by his film director son, Jean Renoir.

La P’tite Lili is a silent short drama depicting the fate of a young orphaned girl in the working-class districts of Paris. The film follows...

Three vignettes and a musical interlude showcase acclaimed auteur Jean Renoir's eclectic range at the end of his career: the relationship between an...

A example of Jean Renoir's talents as a director as he works Gisèle Braunberger into the right frame of mind.

An impoverished girl tries to sell matches on New Year's Eve. Shivering with cold and unable to sell her wares, she sits in a sheltered nook....

Dupuy, the first officer of the Cristobal, a French merchant ship, is informed by cabaret dancer La Rubia that the Cristobal carries a priceless...

A propaganda film of the communist party of France, showing how the comrades help the proletariat against the capitalists.

Orphan Virginia is left destitute following her father's death and her uncle's alcoholism; she finds refuge with bohemians but is forced to flee,...

In 1932, Michel Simon plays in "Boudu sauvé des eaux" under the direction of Jean Renoir. Three years later, he was again invited to don the...

With family connections to some famous French artists, writers, and musicians of the time, Sacha Guitry decided to film the individuals in action, to...

The first of three documentaries by Rivette on Jean Renoir.

This is 1929: the little red riding hood is still with us and her life is more complicated than ever. She still has to go through the forest and she...

A chamber pot manufacturer tries to impress a military official while his wife desperately tries to force their constipated young son to take a...

In the third part of a Cinéastes triptych on Jean Renoir, the director sits alone in a cinema analyzing scenes from La Marseillaise and The...

The tale of a rich, flaky poet and his servant who both join the army and wind up in the same barracks.

Three-part interview with French film director Jean Renoir, conducted by French New Wave director Jacques Rivette.

Jean Renoir talks about the making of La Petite Marchande d'allumettes.