We pick up.
It is the law of its kind.
Jean Renoir, from A to Z, from “Actor” to “Zanuck”.
There is plenty to do.
Fans of
La Règle du Jeu
will be delighted.
The author, who quotes Roland Barthes a little too much, is mainly based on correspondence, speaks of a “
Renoir à la lettre
”.
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All the reasons for Renoir
The cinema was not enough for him.
The writing made it possible to "
operate the overflow".
In his head, it just kept going.
The number of projects that fell through ... He invents expressions, such as "
cinematous
" for professionals in the 7th art.
To the word “turning”, he prefers that of
“turning”.
What a life, anyway.
Exile in the United States, friendship with Simenon, missed dates with Jouvet.
He was a witness at Henry Miller's wedding, was received in a private audience by the Pope in 1951 (“
I was very moved and did not know what to answer the questions of the Holy Father”
).
Gérard Philipe wanted to shoot
The Stranger
with him.
At the exit of
La Grande Illusion
, a novelist accused him of plagiarism.
Orson Welles envisioned
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