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A director makes only one movie in his life. Then he breaks it into pieces and makes it again.
Is it possible to succeed without any act of betrayal?
Wilshire Boulevard... It has no smell to it.
An artist, under pain of oblivion, must have confidence in himself, and listen only to his real master: Nature.
My dream is of a craftsman's cinema in which the author can express himself as directly as the painter in his paintings or the writer in his books.... (more Jean Renoir quotes)
Son of impressionist painter Pierre Auguste Renoir
Younger brother of Pierre Renoir
Uncle of Claude Renoir
Although he became an American citizen, he was buried in France following a state funeral.
Was voted the 12th-greatest director of all time by Entertainment Weekly magazine, making him the highest-rated French filmmaker on the list.... (more Jean Renoir trivia)
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Jean Renoir: The Complete Films by Christopher Faulkner and Paul Duncan |
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Jean Renoir: The French Films, 1924-1939 by Sesonske |
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Jean Renoir (Quality Paperbacks Series) by Andre Bazin, Francois Truffaut, and William H. Simon |