La Chienne Darragh O’Donoghue November 2013 CTEQ Annotations on Film “Now that I’m somebody, I’d much rather be nobody” sighs the title character, Lulu (Janie Marèse), of Jean Renoir’s La Chienne (1931) to her pimp Dédé (Georges Flamant). She has become an unlikely “somebody” by...
La Bête humaine: Unquiet Desperation Matthew Sorrento November 2013 CTEQ Annotations on Film Though canonised as one of the cinema’s greatest directors, Jean Renoir was preeminently a master of capturing energy. He depicts humanity rumbling with life in La Grand illusion (1937)’s prison camp, in the ch...
The River James Leahy March 2009 CTEQ Annotations on Film The River (1951 USA 99 mins) Prod Co: Oriental International Film Inc. Prod: Kenneth McEldowney, Jean Renoir Dir: Jean Renoir Scr: Jean Renoir, Rumer Godden, from Godden’s novel Phot: Claude Renoir Jr., ...
Arthur Shields and the Politics of Jean Renoir’s The River Antony Sellers February 2009 Feature Articles Irish actor and Nationalist Arthur Shields was a figure of considerable historical significance. While he worked with John Ford, arguably his collaboration with Jean Renoir was of more lasting import.
French CanCan Rick Thompson July 2003 CTEQ Annotations on Film French CanCan (1955 France 105 mins) Source: Heritage Films Prod Co: Franco-London Films/Jolly Films Prod: Louis Wipf for Franco London Films Dir, Scr: Jean Renoir from an idea of André-Paul Antoine Phot...
French CanCan Rick Thompson November 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film French CanCan (1955 France 105 mins) Source: Heritage Films Prod Co: Franco-London Films/Jolly Films Prod: Louis Wipf for Franco London Films Dir, Scr: Jean Renoir from an idea of André-Paul Antoine Phot: Mi...
