David Bax Battleship Pretension Mar 17, 2021

Unlike the work of the men who bear the surname - one a painter at the end of his life, the other a great filmmaker in the making - Renoir the film appears to have almost no imperative for existing.

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Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Nov 27, 2019

Renoir is a sensitive and serene sanctuary of beauty.

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Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Aug 9, 2019

Languorous, lush, and often mesmeric, Renoir is a visually stimulating enterprise.

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Alexa Dalby Dog and Wolf Jul 23, 2019 4/5

As a slice of life of the great artist over the course of a year or so of his great old age, Renoir, the film, is structured like a series of beautiful, softly lit tableaux of his paintings.

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Cleaver Patterson CineVue Feb 26, 2019 4/5

Paints an idyllic picture of a life played out in bohemian decadence, tainted with rhapsodic and turbulent undercurrents.

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Jason Best Movie Talk Oct 22, 2016

Gilles Bourdos succeeds in capturing both the sun-dappled landscapes of southern France and a feature of equal importance to Renoir, 'the velvety texture of a young girl's skin'.

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Jared Mobarak The Film Stage Jun 22, 2016 B

RenoirI captures this trio at an important moment in their lives with a keen eye for detail that may provide too much information.

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Richard Knight Windy City Times Jun 27, 2014

a bittersweet delight

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Jim Schembri 3AW Nov 8, 2013 1.5/5

Beautiful-looking but largely boring...There have been some terrific films about artists, but this isn't one of them.

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Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile Oct 18, 2013

Michel Bouquet's wonderful characterisation of Auguste Renoir remains the shining achievement of this delicate, reverential and sometimes gobsmackingly beautiful film

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Louise Keller Urban Cinefile Oct 18, 2013

he soft Mediterranean light and the beautiful way in which the film is shot is certainly its strength. It is a pity that its tempo and story structure is not more engaging

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Cameron Meier Orlando Weekly Sep 4, 2013 3.75/5

Most films labor furiously, trying to infuse every frame with passion. Renoir is content to sit still, creating effortless beauty in the style of its subject, painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

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Graham Young Birmingham Mail Jul 22, 2013 3/5

Thanks to a remarkably unselfconscious performance from Christa Theret as Andre Heuschling, we see the young model bringing the ageing impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir back to life - and ultimately inspiring his son Jean to become a filmmaker.

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Tom Dawson The List Jun 30, 2013 3/5

Overly dependent on the beauty of its Edenic setting, which is lushly photographed by Taiwanese cinematographer Mark Ping Bing Lee.

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Donald Clarke Irish Times Jun 30, 2013 3/5

You would need a soul of potash not to savour the delicious fauna and flattering southern light. But the film never gets far beyond the decorative.

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Allan Hunter Daily Express (UK) Jun 28, 2013 4/5

The bright, warm sunlight of the Cte d'Azur casts a golden glow over a film set in the summer of 1915.

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David Jenkins Little White Lies Jun 28, 2013 2/5

The story falters when it runs through its very traditional, even hackneyed arcs ...

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Jun 27, 2013 2/5

This gives a new meaning to Truffaut's phrase le cinma du papa.

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Tom Long Detroit News Jun 27, 2013 B+

With its warm colors and sweet streams of light, its love of both the countryside and the human form, it makes you dream of painting. Or making movies. Or just luxuriating in the brilliance.

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