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On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.


In the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir, son of the Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste, returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At his side is Andrée, a young woman who rejuvenates, enchants, and inspires both father and son.

Michel Bouquet
Auguste Renoir

Christa Théret
Andrée Heuschling

Vincent Rottiers
Jean Renoir

Thomas Doret
Coco Renoir

Romane Bohringer
Gabrielle

Carlo Brandt
Dr. Prat

Solène Rigot
Madeleine

Anne-Lise Heimburger
La boulangère

Hélène Babu
Odette
Stuart Seide
Dr. Barnes
Renoir is a drama, romance film released in 2012 exploring themes of côte d'azur, painting, painter, based on true story, 1910s, pierre-auguste renoir. Directed by Gilles Bourdos, it stars Michel Bouquet, Christa Théret, Vincent Rottiers. In the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir, son of the Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste, returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At his side is Andrée, a young woman who rejuvenates, enchants, and inspires both father and son.
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