Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was born into a lower middle-class family in France. His father was a tailor and his mother worked as a seamstress. At a young age he wanted to be a singer, however due to his family’s financial concerns, he went to work in a porcelain factory until…
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La Chienne (1931) Film Review
La Chienne (1931) Director: Jean Renoir ★★★★☆ La Chienne (sometimes called “The Bitch”) is the second sound film of the great Jean Renoir’s career, son of painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It was later remade by Fritz Lang as Scarlet Street in 1945. Michel Simon, the lead actor, is best remembered for his roles in other…