Jean Renoir

Date of Birth: September 15, 1894
Place of Birth: Paris, France

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Jean Renoir mini-bio: Son of the famous Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste, he had a happy childhood. Pierre Renoir was his brother, and Claude Renoir was his nephew. After the end of World War I, where he won the Croix de Guerre, he moved from scriptwriting to filmmaking. He married Catherine Hessling, for whom he began to make movies; he wanted to make a star of her. They separated in 1930, although he remained married to her until 1943. His next partner was Marguerite Renoir, whom he never married, although she took his name. He left France in 1941 during the German invasion of France during World War II and became a naturalized US citizen.

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Jean Renoir Movies

Carola (Unrated, 2002)
The Little Match Girl (La Petite marchande d'allumettes) (Unrated, 2000)
Jean Renoir, The Boss (Unrated, 1985)
Le petit théâtre de Jean Renoir (The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir) (Unrated, 1970)
The Elusive Corporal (Unrated, 1962)
Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe (Picnic on the Grass) (PG, 1959)
The River (Unrated, 1959)
The Doctor's Horrible Experiment (Le Testament du Docteur Cordelier) (Unrated, 1959)
French Cancan (Only the French Can) (Unrated, 1956)
Elena et les hommes (Elena and Her Men) (Paris Does Strange Things) (Unrated, 1956)

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