Jean Renoir: A Life in Pictures

by Célia Bertin

Book Overview

Jean Renoir: A Life in Pictures is the first biography of this master of modern cinema--the director of Grand Illusion, Rules of the Game, The River, and other classics. Celia Bertin tells Renoir's story from his magical childhood to his first success in films, from his encounter with European fascism to his final years as the beloved "Frenchman from Beverly Hills." With the help of Renoir's family, Bertin interviewed everyone who knew the director...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801841844
• ISBN13: 9780801841842
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"