Jean Renoir

Jean Renoir

Jean Renoir (15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s. As an author, he wrote the definitive biography of his father, the painter, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Renoir, My Father (1962). In the 1930s, Renoir was associated with the Popular Front, and several of his films reflect the movement's left-wing politics and deal with social issues as well as class disparities. He was perhaps the most significant director of the poetic realism movement. The satirical comedy-drama film The Rules of the Game (1939) is often cited by critics as among the greatest films ever made; it is the only film to earn a place among the top ten films in the respected British Film Institute's Sight & Sound decennial critics' poll for every decade from the poll's inception in 1952 through the 2012 list. Other important works are Grand Illusion (1937), A Day in the Country (1946) and The River (1951). Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States.

  • Title: Jean Renoir
  • Popularity: 4.881
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1894-09-15
  • Place of Birth: Paris, France
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  • Also Known As: 장 르누아르, ジャン・ルノワール
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Jean Renoir Movies

  • 1939
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    The Rules of the Game

    The Rules of the Game

    7.499 1939 HD

    A weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois acquaintances.

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  • 2021
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    The Emma Bovary Trial

    The Emma Bovary Trial

    6.8 2021 HD

    On January 31, 1857, the French writer Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) took his place in the dock for contempt of public morality and religion. The...

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  • 1938
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    La Bête Humaine

    La Bête Humaine

    7 1938 HD

    Returning by train to the French port of Le Havre, Jacques Lantier, a tormented railwayman, meets by chance the impulsive stationmaster Roubard and...

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  • 1946
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    A Day in the Country

    A Day in the Country

    7.327 1946 HD

    The family of a Parisian shop-owner spends a day in the country. The daughter falls in love with a man at the inn, where they spend the day.

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  • 2015
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    Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

    Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

    7.2 2015 HD

    A personal and captivating account of the extraordinary life and work of Ingrid Bergman (1915-82), a young Swedish woman who became one of the most...

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  • 1931
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    Mam'zelle Nitouche

    Mam'zelle Nitouche

    5.5 1931 HD

    Célestin, the organist of a convent, has written and composed a light operetta under the name of Floridor. One day, the Mother Superior asks...

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  • 1915
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    Those of Our Land

    Those of Our Land

    6 1915 HD

    With family connections to some famous French artists, writers, and musicians of the time, Sacha Guitry decided to film the individuals in action, to...

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  • 1927
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    La P’tite Lili

    La P’tite Lili

    4.846 1927 HD

    Le P'tite Lili is a short film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti in 1927. This is a visual illustration of a song, The Lady of gravel and Benech Lilie,...

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  • 1927
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    Charleston Parade

    Charleston Parade

    5.8 1927 HD

    Shot in three days, this surreal, erotic silent short shows a native white girl teaching a futuristic African airman the Charleston dance.

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  • 1937
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    The Spanish Earth

    The Spanish Earth

    6.525 1937 HD

    A propaganda film made during the Spanish Civil War in support of the Republican government against the rebellion by Gen. Francisco Franco's forces...

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  • 1967
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    Jean Renoir, le patron, 3e partie: La règle et l'exception

    Jean Renoir, le patron, 3e partie: La règle et l'exception

    1 1967 HD

    In the third part of a Cinéastes triptych on Jean Renoir, the director sits alone in a cinema analyzing scenes from La Marseillaise and The...

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  • 1969
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    Directing Actors by Jean Renoir

    Directing Actors by Jean Renoir

    7 1969 HD

    A example of Jean Renoir's talents as a director as he works Gisèle Braunberger into the right frame of mind.

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  • 1968
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    Louis Lumière

    Louis Lumière

    6.9 1968 HD

    Eric Rohmer leads a conversation with Jean Renoir and Henri Langlois on the art of filmmaker Louis Lumière.

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  • 1927
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    Backbiters

    Backbiters

    6.6 1927 HD

    About the conflict between social classes through the life of the unhappy Catherine Ferrand, an orphan girl, who is a victim of the jealousy of women...

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  • 1930
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    Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

    1 1930 HD

    This is 1929: the little red riding hood is still with us and her life is more complicated than ever. She still has to go through the forest and she...

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  • 1930
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    The Pursuit of Happiness

    The Pursuit of Happiness

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1993
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    Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II

    Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II

    10 1993 HD

    Part one of a BBC documentary about Jean Renoir.

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  • 1994
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    Un tournage à la campagne

    Un tournage à la campagne

    6 1994 HD

    Edited from 4½ hours of unused material left over from the shooting of Jean Renoir's 1936 PARTIE DE CAMPAGNE (A Day in the Country) and...

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  • 1967
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    Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif

    Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif

    10 1967 HD

    The first of three documentaries by Rivette on Jean Renoir.

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  • 1969
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    Postface: La Petite Marchande d'allumettes

    Postface: La Petite Marchande d'allumettes

    1 1969 HD

    Jean Renoir talks about the making of La Petite Marchande d'allumettes.

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  • 1970
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    Langlois

    Langlois

    4.5 1970 HD

    Documentary portrait of Henri Langlois, co-founder of the Cinémathèque Française.

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  • 1967
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    Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur

    Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur

    9 1967 HD

    Second in the documentary trilogy from mastermind Jacques Rivette, featuring a conversation between Jean Renoir and Michel Simon, who celebrate their...

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  • 1956
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    L'album de famille de Jean Renoir

    L'album de famille de Jean Renoir

    6 1956 HD

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  • 2012
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    Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim

    Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim

    5 2012 HD

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  • 1961
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    Jean Renoir parle de son art

    Jean Renoir parle de son art

    1 1961 HD

    Three-part interview with French film director Jean Renoir, conducted by French New Wave director Jacques Rivette.

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  • 1971
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    The Christian Licorice Store

    The Christian Licorice Store

    4.4 1971 HD

    A tennis champ falls in with the Hollywood crowd, finds himself being corrupted by the life in the fast lane.

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  • 2014
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    François Truffaut l'insoumis

    François Truffaut l'insoumis

    5.7 2014 HD

    This portrait of the world-famous French director based on his personal correspondance reveals the little known insurgent side of his personnality....

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  • 2017
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    Quand Jean devint Renoir

    Quand Jean devint Renoir

    10 2017 HD

    The fascinating story of a man destined to be only a son of and who sought all his life to become "someone" by getting rid of the overwhelming image...

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  • 1936
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    Life Is Ours

    Life Is Ours

    6.2 1936 HD

    A propaganda film of the communist party of France, showing how the comrades help the proletariat against the capitalists.

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  • 1969
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    D'un Céline l'autre

    D'un Céline l'autre

    7 1969 HD

    Passers-by, those who knew him in his youth, René Barjavel, witness of his beginnings, his wife, his doctor, writers ... By questioning them...

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  • 2021
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    Le Parti du cinéma

    Le Parti du cinéma

    7.667 2021 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Rules of the Game

    The Rules of the Game

    7.499 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Rules of the Game

    The Rules of the Game

    7.499 1939 HD

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  • 1937
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    Grand Illusion

    Grand Illusion

    7.848 1937 HD

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  • 1937
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    Grand Illusion

    Grand Illusion

    7.848 1937 HD

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  • 1960
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    Experiment in Evil

    Experiment in Evil

    6.6 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    Experiment in Evil

    Experiment in Evil

    6.6 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    Experiment in Evil

    Experiment in Evil

    6.6 1960 HD

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  • 1931
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    La Chienne

    La Chienne

    7.322 1931 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Little Match Girl

    The Little Match Girl

    6.902 1928 HD

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  • 1938
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    La Bête Humaine

    La Bête Humaine

    7 1938 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Elusive Corporal

    The Elusive Corporal

    6.3 1962 HD

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  • 1959
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    Picnic on the Grass

    Picnic on the Grass

    6.4 1959 HD

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  • 1934
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    Madame Bovary

    Madame Bovary

    5.5 1934 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Woman on the Beach

    The Woman on the Beach

    5.967 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Woman on the Beach

    The Woman on the Beach

    5.967 1947 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Diary of a Chambermaid

    The Diary of a Chambermaid

    6.258 1946 HD

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  • 1954
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    French Cancan

    French Cancan

    7.1 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    French Cancan

    French Cancan

    7.1 1954 HD

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  • 1941
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    Swamp Water

    Swamp Water

    6.3 1941 HD

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  • 1951
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    The River

    The River

    7.2 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    The River

    The River

    7.2 1951 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Southerner

    The Southerner

    6.586 1945 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Southerner

    The Southerner

    6.586 1945 HD

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  • 1943
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    This Land Is Mine

    This Land Is Mine

    7.1 1943 HD

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  • 1946
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    A Day in the Country

    A Day in the Country

    7.327 1946 HD

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  • 1936
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    Life Is Ours

    Life Is Ours

    6.2 1936 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Lower Depths

    The Lower Depths

    7.3 1936 HD

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  • 1926
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    Nana

    Nana

    6.7 1926 HD

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  • 1932
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    Boudu Saved from Drowning

    Boudu Saved from Drowning

    6.962 1932 HD

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  • 1935
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    Toni

    Toni

    7.083 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    Toni

    Toni

    7.083 1935 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Sad Sack

    The Sad Sack

    6.4 1928 HD

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  • 1956
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    Elena and Her Men

    Elena and Her Men

    5.8 1956 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Golden Coach

    The Golden Coach

    7.171 1952 HD

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  • 1932
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    Night at the Crossroads

    Night at the Crossroads

    6.3 1932 HD

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  • 1927
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    Charleston Parade

    Charleston Parade

    5.8 1927 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Tournament

    The Tournament

    3.6 1928 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Tournament

    The Tournament

    3.6 1928 HD

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  • 1929
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    Le Bled

    Le Bled

    5.3 1929 HD

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  • 1931
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    Baby's Laxative

    Baby's Laxative

    5.7 1931 HD

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  • 1931
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    Baby's Laxative

    Baby's Laxative

    5.7 1931 HD

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  • 1927
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    Backbiters

    Backbiters

    6.6 1927 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

    The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

    5.7 1974 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

    The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

    5.7 1974 HD

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  • 1925
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    Whirlpool of Fate

    Whirlpool of Fate

    6.5 1925 HD

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  • 1944
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    A Salute to France

    A Salute to France

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1956
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    Elena and Her Men

    Elena and Her Men

    5.8 1956 HD

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  • 1946
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    A Day in the Country

    A Day in the Country

    7.327 1946 HD

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  • 1930
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    Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Golden Coach

    The Golden Coach

    7.171 1952 HD

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  • 1931
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    La Chienne

    La Chienne

    7.322 1931 HD

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  • 1941
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    Tosca

    Tosca

    5.3 1941 HD

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  • 1935
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    A Bum Deal

    A Bum Deal

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1954
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    French Cancan

    French Cancan

    7.1 1954 HD

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  • 1944
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    A Salute to France

    A Salute to France

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    6.4 1943 HD

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  • 1925
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    Whirlpool of Fate

    Whirlpool of Fate

    6.5 1925 HD

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  • 1925
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    Whirlpool of Fate

    Whirlpool of Fate

    6.5 1925 HD

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  • 1938
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    La Bête Humaine

    La Bête Humaine

    7 1938 HD

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  • 1927
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    Marquitta

    Marquitta

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Marquitta

    Marquitta

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Lower Depths

    The Lower Depths

    7.3 1936 HD

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  • 1943
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    This Land Is Mine

    This Land Is Mine

    7.1 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    This Land Is Mine

    This Land Is Mine

    7.1 1943 HD

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  • 1926
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    Nana

    Nana

    6.7 1926 HD

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  • 1959
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    Picnic on the Grass

    Picnic on the Grass

    6.4 1959 HD

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  • 1933
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    Chotard and Co.

    Chotard and Co.

    4.5 1933 HD

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  • 1951
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    The River

    The River

    7.2 1951 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Rules of the Game

    The Rules of the Game

    7.499 1939 HD

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  • 1933
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    Chotard and Co.

    Chotard and Co.

    4.5 1933 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Little Match Girl

    The Little Match Girl

    6.902 1928 HD

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  • 1932
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    Boudu Saved from Drowning

    Boudu Saved from Drowning

    6.962 1932 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Sad Sack

    The Sad Sack

    6.4 1928 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Little Match Girl

    The Little Match Girl

    6.902 1928 HD

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  • 1938
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    La Marseillaise

    La Marseillaise

    6.9 1938 HD

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  • 1973
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    Carola

    Carola

    6 1973 HD

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  • 1938
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    La Marseillaise

    La Marseillaise

    6.9 1938 HD

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  • 1940
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    Cristobal's Gold

    Cristobal's Gold

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1934
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    Madame Bovary

    Madame Bovary

    5.5 1934 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Elusive Corporal

    The Elusive Corporal

    6.3 1962 HD

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  • 1932
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    Night at the Crossroads

    Night at the Crossroads

    6.3 1932 HD

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  • 1927
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    Backbiters

    Backbiters

    6.6 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Backbiters

    Backbiters

    6.6 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Backbiters

    Backbiters

    6.6 1927 HD

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  • 1936
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    Life Is Ours

    Life Is Ours

    6.2 1936 HD

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  • 1938
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    La Marseillaise

    La Marseillaise

    6.9 1938 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Crime of Monsieur Lange

    The Crime of Monsieur Lange

    7 1936 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Crime of Monsieur Lange

    The Crime of Monsieur Lange

    7 1936 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Ways of Love

    The Ways of Love

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1978
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    Renoir, My Father

    Renoir, My Father

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1959
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    Discorama

    Discorama

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1978
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    Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

    Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

    1 1978 HD

    Produced for television by Claude-Jean Philippe, the « Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma », recounts the history of...

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  • 1956
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    Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

    8 1956 HD

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