Renoir: Reviled and Revered
Renoir: Reviled and Revered

Renoir: Reviled and Revered

Beloved Impressionist, influential master or self-indulgent fantasist? You decide.

5.0(1 votes)
2016
1h 30m
Documentary

Pierre-Auguste Renoir is known and loved for his impressionist paintings of Paris. These paintings count among the world’s favourites. Renoir, however, grew tired of this style and changed course. This film, based on the collection of 181 Renoirs at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia,– examines the direction he then took and why it provokes such extreme reactions right up to today. Some claim they are repulsed by Renoir’s later works and some claim they are seduced. What may surprise many is that among the many artists who sought Renoir’s new works out and were clearly highly influenced by them were the two giants of the 20th century – Picasso and Matisse.

Production

Seventh Art Productions

Cast

Yves Aubert

Yves Aubert

Renoir

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