Movies

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

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

This portrait of the world-famous French director based on his personal correspondance reveals the little known insurgent side of his personnality....

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...

The fascinating story of a man destined to be only a son of and who sought all his life to become "someone" by getting rid of the overwhelming image...

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....

Norman Lloyd directed this televised production of Jean Renoir's World War II-era play. Taking place backstage at a theatrical performance in...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

François Chotard, wholesale grocer, gives his daughter in marriage to Julien Collinet, a writer who prefers dreaming to working, a situation...

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

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