Jean Renoir Movies

The family of a Parisian shop-owner spends a day in the country. The daughter falls in love with a man at the inn, where they spend the day.

Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to the wretched Adele. By chance, he meets Lucienne, 'Lulu', and makes her his mistress. He thinks he has finally...

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...

Mild-mannered novelist of Western fiction, Amédée Lange, and his colleagues take over a publishing house after their exploitative boss...

A tennis champ falls in with the Hollywood crowd, finds himself being corrupted by the life in the fast lane.

Inspector Maigret investigates the mysterious murder of a Dutch diamond dealer, found dead in a stolen car. The car belongs to an insurance agent,...

Orphan Virginia is left destitute following her father's death and her uncle's alcoholism; she finds refuge with bohemians but is forced to flee,...

Documentary portrait of Henri Langlois, co-founder of the Cinémathèque Française.

A missionary tries to outwit the U.S. government and smuggle Chinese orphans into the country.

The early days of the French Revolution, as seen through the eyes of the ordinary citizens in Marseille and the royal court, including King Louis XVI...

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....

The tumultuous relationship between a street singer and a prince.

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

Part one of a BBC documentary about Jean Renoir.

Commissioned to prepare Allied troops for the liberation of Europe, the film uses a blend of staged narratives and historical footage to promote...

On January 31, 1857, the French writer Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) took his place in the dock for contempt of public morality and religion. The...

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

La P’tite Lili is a silent short drama depicting the fate of a young orphaned girl in the working-class districts of Paris. The film follows...

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...

A hunter happens upon a fugitive and his daughter living in a Georgia swamp. He falls in love with the girl and persuades the fugitive to return to...