Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- sensual
- wistful
- contemplative
- quiet evening
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly admired the film's sumptuous cinematography and performances while finding its slow pace and thin screenplay frustrating.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The French Riviera landscapes, warm light, domestic interiors, and Renoir family's artistic world are rendered with sumptuous, impressionistic beauty.
The story centers on Auguste Renoir, his son Jean, and Andrée as personal attraction and artistic inspiration overlap within the household.
Jean returns wounded from World War I, and his convalescence unfolds in a household whose relationships are quietly affected by the conflict.
Andrée's presence rejuvenates and enchants both Auguste and Jean, creating a restrained but charged emotional triangle.
Films like Renoir, and why
The French Lieutenant's Woman
shared French period setting, painterly visual beauty, intimate romance, and reflective biographical drama
Camille Claudel
shared art-world subject matter, sensual period atmosphere, and emotionally restrained romantic drama
Girl with a Pearl Earring
shared painterly cinematography, European historical setting, and intimate artist-centered drama
Mr. Turner
shared biographical drama, artistic vocation, family tension, and slow contemplative pacing
Movie Details
- Director
- Gilles Bourdos
- Release Date
- 2012-07-02
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (145)
Cast
- Michel Bouquet
- Christa Théret
- Vincent Rottiers
- Thomas Doret
- Romane Bohringer
- Carlo Brandt
- Solène Rigot
- Anne-Lise Heimburger
- Hélène Babu
- Stuart Seide
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Fandor, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Renoir about?
- A wounded young man returns to his father's Riviera home, where an alluring model transforms their convalescence into a quietly charged encounter with art, desire, and family.
- What is Renoir like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Renoir as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Renoir violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Renoir as mild.
- What did critics think of Renoir?
- Critics broadly admired the film's sumptuous cinematography and performances while finding its slow pace and thin screenplay frustrating.
- Which films are like Renoir?
- Films with a similar feel include The French Lieutenant's Woman, Camille Claudel, Girl with a Pearl Earring, and Mr. Turner.
- How long is Renoir?
- Renoir runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch Renoir?
- In United States, Renoir streams on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
