Renoir

Gilles Bourdos' Renoir (France, 2012) - 2012CANucr, 2013PALM - RATING: 3 - Biographical story about August Renoir, the painter, relationship with his offsprings  especially the filmmaker Jean Renoir in early nineteenth century France. - The bright Summer sunlight of the Cote d’Azur cast a golden glow over Renoir, greatly enhancing the appeal of an impeccably crafted, tenderly felt traditional period piece. Dramatising a defining moment in the lives of Pierre-August Renoir and his young son Jean, the film offers a tasteful, sensitively handled production that should readily appeal to an older demographic and to the arthouse audience who have supported similar works down the years from Camille Claudel to Seraphine.