Renoir, Jean 1894-1979Overview
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Jean Renoir
Renoir, my father
by Jean Renoir
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51 editions published between 1958 and 2008 in 10 languages and held by 2,726 libraries worldwide Biography of the famous artist by his son, mingling personal anecdotes with the factual.
La grande illusion
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23 editions published between 1937 and 2008 in French and English and held by 1,450 libraries worldwide Duty and honor conflict in a German prisoner-of-war camp. An aristocratic French officer becomes friends with the German commandant, a fellow aristocrat, while simultaneously cooperating with his French commoner comrades in a daring escape attempt.
My life and my films
by Jean Renoir
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76 editions published between 1974 and 2008 in 11 languages and held by 1,361 libraries worldwide Contains primary source material.
La règle du jeu
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13 editions published between 1970 and 2006 in French and English and held by 1,009 libraries worldwide Cloaked in a comedy of manners, this scathing critique of corrupt French society is about a weekend hunting party at which amorous escapades abound among the aristocratic guests, which are also mirrored by the activities of the servants downstairs.
The river
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5 editions published between 1951 and 2005 in English and held by 686 libraries worldwide The film eloquently contrasts the growing pains of three young women with the immutability of the holy Bengal River in India, around which their daily lives unfold. Harriet lives in a house overlooking the river with her English family. One day, a young American arrives at the home of his cousin, Mr. John, a widower who lives next door to Harriet's family. The young man becomes the focus of attention for Harriet, her older friend Valerie, and for Mr. John's half-Indian daughter Melanie.
La règle du jeu Rules of the game
by Jean Renoir
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100 editions published between 1938 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 651 libraries worldwide Cloaked in a comedy of manners, this scathing critique of corrupt French society is about a weekend hunting party at which amorous escapades abound among the aristocratic guests, which are also mirrored by the activities of the servants downstairs.
Renoir on Renoir : interviews, essays, and remarks
by Jean Renoir
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25 editions published between 1979 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 651 libraries worldwide
Rules of the game ; a film
by Jean Renoir
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64 editions published between 1939 and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 629 libraries worldwide "L'aviateur André Jurieu vient de traverser l'Atlantique en solitaire pour conquérir le coeur de Christine, son amour éternel, qui a épousé le Marquis de la Chesnay, un aristocrate parisien. Celle-ci se montrant indifférente à l'exploit, Durieu tente alors de se suicider. Son ami Octave le fait alors inviter chez Christine et son riche époux, pour une partie de chasse en Sologne...
Grand illusion; a film by Jean Renoir
by Charles Spaak
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6 editions published between 1965 and 1968 in English and French and held by 587 libraries worldwide
Jean Renoir : essays, conversations, reviews
by Penelope Gilliatt
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7 editions published between 1975 and 1976 in English and held by 563 libraries worldwide
Grand illusion
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85 editions published between 1936 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 556 libraries worldwide Two French Air Corps officers, one an aristocrat, are shot down and captured during World War I. In spite of their different class backgrounds, they are drawn together in escape attempts.
Boudu sauvé des eaux Boudu saved from drowning
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4 editions published between 1996 and 2005 in French and held by 511 libraries worldwide A well-off bookseller rescues a tramp from a suicidal plunge into the Seine and his family dedicates itself to reforming him. He shows his gratitude by shaking the household to its foundations, challenging the hidebound principles of his hosts.
Jean Renoir : interviews
by Jean Renoir
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39 editions published between 1962 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 462 libraries worldwide 1. La fille de l'eau: S'étant enfuie pour ne plus subir la brutalité de son oncle, une jeune fille est recueillie par des Bohémiens. -- Nana: Un comte tombe follement amoureux d'une vedette de music-hall. -- 2. Sur un air de charleston = Charleston parade: Film muet. En 2028, un mystérieux explorateur pose son aéronef sur la Terra Incognita où il fait la rencontre d'une jeune indigène qui va l'initier à une danse des plus effrénées. -- La petite marchande d'allumettes: Conte. Une pauvre jeune fille qui essaie vainement de vendre des allumettes se met à rêver qu'un bel officier l'enlève jusqu'au ciel. -- La Marseillaise: Un bataillon de Marseillais est mêlé à divers événements de la Révolution française. -- 3. Le testament du docteur Cordelier = The doctor's horrible experiment: Un psychiatre trouve une formule qui le transforme en un monstre sadique. -- Le caporal épinglé = The elusive corporal: Drame de guerre. Les tentatives d'un caporal pour s'évader d'un camp de prisonniers. [(c) Médiafilm].
La bête humaine
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9 editions published between 1938 and 2007 in French and Multiple languages and held by 457 libraries worldwide Train engineer Jacques lusts after the wife of his co-worker Robaud. Robaud kills his boss and Jacques witnesses the murder. In order to keep Jacques quiet, Robaud allows Jacques to have an affair with his wife, creating a tragic love triangle.
Les bas-fonds The lower depths
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4 editions published in 2004 in French and held by 414 libraries worldwide Les bas-fonds (93 min.): A Baron, forced by circumstances, gives up his life of luxury and to takes up residence in the slums of Paris. The Baron observes the frustrated romance between Wasska Pepel and Natacha, the thwarted dreams of an actor, and the oppressive cruelties of landlord Kostileff.
The Southerner
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39 editions published between 1945 and 2008 in English and held by 355 libraries worldwide Realistic drama of life in the rural South in the mid-twentieth century. A family of tenant farmers struggles against poverty, illness, and nature.
The notebooks of Captain Georges; a novel
by Jean Renoir
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27 editions published between 1966 and 1994 in 4 languages and held by 341 libraries worldwide Elderly gentleman writes of his passionate love for a country girl.
La bête humaine
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94 editions published between 1938 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 339 libraries worldwide Fate drives a man to murder and suicide. A railroad engineer, descended from a family subject to fits of madness, falls in love with a beautiful married woman. Plotting together to kill her husband, circumstances spin out of control, and he finally strangles her instead.
The Rules of the game La règle du jeu
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22 editions published between 1939 and 2004 in French and English and held by 328 libraries worldwide A satire on the decadence of the pre-World War II French aristocracy. Renoir paints a picture of a social world where pleasure is the prize, where intrigue, guile and the lack of honesty are part of the "rules" of a dying class. Unpopular on its first release at the eve of World War II, the film was withdrawn and suppressed until the late 50's when a complete print was found and restored.
Renoir
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7 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 323 libraries worldwide Describes the career of French painter Pierre Auguste Renoir, and presents and briefly discusses more than forty of his masterpieces. more
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Adultery Anti-war films Bibliography Biography Comedy films Comedy films Criticism, interpretation, etc. Drama English--Social life and customs Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film and video adaptations First loves Foreign films France France--Paris Germany Godden, Rumer,--1907-1998 History Hitchcock, Alfred,--1899-1980 India India--Bengal Interviews Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Married people Motion picture plays Motion picture producers and directors Motion picture producers and directors--Credits Motion pictures Motion pictures, French Murder Musical films Prisoners Prison films Records and correspondence Règle du jeu (Motion picture) Renoir, Auguste,--1841-1919 Renoir, Jean,--1894-1979 Revolution (France : 1789-1799) Social history Soldiers Tramps Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films War films Welles, Orson,--1915-1985 World War (1914-1918) Zola, Émile,--1840-1902
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Alternative Names
Jean Renoir 1894-1979
Renoar, Zhan, 1894-1979
Renoir, Jean
Renoir, Jean 1894
Renuar, Žan.
Renuar, Zhan, 1894-1979 雷诺阿, 让雷諾阿 Languages
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