Jean Renoir
French film director and screenwriter (1894–1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean Renoir (French: [ʁənwaʁ]; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s. His films La Grande Illusion (1937) and The Rules of the Game (1939) are often cited by critics as among the greatest films ever made.[1] He was ranked by the BFI's Sight & Sound poll of critics in 2002 as the fourth greatest director of all time. Among numerous honours accrued during his lifetime, he received a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award in 1975 for his contribution to the motion picture industry. Renoir was the son of the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and the uncle of the cinematographer Claude Renoir. He was one of the first filmmakers to be known as an auteur.[2][3][4]
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Born | (1894-09-15)15 September 1894 |
Died | 12 February 1979(1979-02-12) (aged 84) |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, author |
Years active | 1924–1978 |
Notable work | La Grande Illusion, La règle du jeu, The Southerner, The River, French Cancan |
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Partner | Marguerite Renoir (1932–1939) |
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