Unfortunately, for all the beauty, director Gilles Bourdos goes no further than simply observing surfaces.
Renoir
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France · 2012
Rated R · 1h 51m
Director Gilles Bourdos
Starring Michel Bouquet, Christa Théret, Vincent Rottiers, Thomas Doret
Genre Drama, Romance
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In his twilight years, famed Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir is tormented by the loss of his wife, the pains of arthritic old age and the terrible news that his son Jean has been wounded in action. When Jean returns home with young Andrée at his side, the headstrong woman rejuvenates, enchants, and inspires both father and son.
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What are critics saying?
Wall Street Journal by Joe Morgenstern
Renoir is so beautiful, and so intelligently conceived, that you keep waiting, in vain, for a bit of fire to break out in the narrative.
At least Mark Ping Bing Lee’s luscious cinematography distracts from the shallow storytelling. There are worse things than luxuriating in a two-hour Côte d’Azur travel ad.
Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan
Renoir is a lush, involving film.
Renoir doesn't present a particularly dynamic tale, and its attempts at stage-like drama — notably the sometimes epigrammatic dialogue — can seem overdone. But the performances are assured, the ambiance impeccable and the themes resonant.
The A.V. Club by Mike D'Angelo
Ace cinematographer Mark Ping Bing Lee (In The Mood For Love) does a superb job of creating an Impressionist look, especially when shooting exteriors, but the film’s loveliness is skin-deep.
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
The movie, like its subject, refuses to stir up unnecessary melodrama. There are many small conflicts and psychological undercurrents, but the closest thing to a narrative theme is the effect Andrée has on the Renoir household.
The Hollywood Reporter by Todd McCarthy
Although there is incident in the film's second half...it doesn't build to the level of compelling drama, leaving the film in a quiet, temperate realm that scarcely makes the pulse race.
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