This film is set on
the French Riviera (Cote d’Azur) in the summer of 1915. Pierre-Auguste Renoir is still painting
but he is elderly with a lot of physical difficulties. These illnesses caused him to alter his
painting techniques. His wife has
passed away and he misses her very much. His youngest son, Coco is the only one of his three sons
living with him. Pierre, his eldest son, has been injured in WWI and he may need surgery. Jean, his middle son, returns home to
convalesce after an injury to his left leg in the war. Pierre-Auguste has a new model posing
for his latest paintings. Andree
is a free spirit, she causes renewed interest in painting for Pierre-Auguste and Jean begins to fall in love with her.
This region is very beautiful
and the light playing on the landscape makes it even more beautiful. The pace is slow, dry, thinly written
and a lot of things aren’t explained, especially concerning Renoir’s
infirmities. Another problem is
with the painting, Michel Bouquet does a very good job at portraying Renoir but
when he paints, he makes strokes on the canvas that don’t deposit any
paint? He could at least add some
color, even if very little? 3* (This movie is OK)
111
min, Drama directed by Gilles Bourdos with Michel Bouquet, Christa Theret,
Vincent Rottiers, Thomas Doret, Romane Bohringer, Michele Gleizer, Laurent
Poitrenaux.
Note: Imdb 6.4 out of 10, 68% critic 57%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes.
Special Note: Renoir had rheumatoid arthritis and he developed deformities in his hands. He also had ankylosis of his right shoulder. This caused the bones to be rigid in the joint.
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