Jean Renoir (15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French filmmaker and writer. He started out in French silent cinema before he established himself in the 1930s as one of the major exponents of poetic realism. During World War II he moved to the United States, where he made a few American films before he returned to European cinema in the 1950s.
Filmography Renoir was involved in making the following films.
Director YearOriginal titleEnglish titleNotes1925La fille de l'eauThe Whirlpool of Fate1926Nana1927Sur un air de CharlestonCharleston ParadeMarquittapresumed lostCatherine ou Une vie sans joieBackbitersco-directed with Albert Dieudonné in 1924, re-edited and released in 19271928La petite marchande d'allumettesThe Little Match GirlTire-au-flancThe Sad SackLe tournoi dans la citéThe Tournament1929 Le Bled final silent film1931On purge bébéfirst sound filmLa ChienneThe Bitch1932La nuit de carrefourNight at the CrossroadsBoudu sauvé des eauxBoudu Saved from Drowning1933Chotard et cieChotard and Company1934Madame Bovary1935Toni1936Le crime de Monsieur LangeThe Crime of Monsieur LangeLes Bas-fondsThe Lower Depths1937La grande illusionGrand Illusion1938La MarseillaiseLa bête humaine1939La règle du jeuThe Rules of the Game1941Swamp Waterfirst American film1943This Land Is Mine1945The SouthernerSalute to Francedocumentary1946The Diary of a ChambermaidPartie de campagneA Day in the Countryshot in 19361947The Woman on the Beach1951The Riverfinal American film1952Le carrosse d'orThe Golden Coach1955French Cancan1956Elena et les hommesElena and Her Men1959Le Testament du docteur CordelierThe Doctor's Horrible ExperimentLe déjeuner sur l'herbePicnic on the Grass1962Le caporal épingléThe Elusive Corporal"La scampagnata""The Picnic" Segment in Il fiore e la violenza (The Flower and the Violence)1970Le petit théâtre de Jean RenoirThe Little Theatre of Jean Renoir
Other credits 1936: La vie est à nous (Life Belongs to Us, as leader of collective of directors, also acted) 1940: L'or du Cristobal (Cristobal's Gold, dialogue)
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