LE CINÉMA, C'EST JEAN RENOIR

MY 10 FAVOURITES FIRST HERE, THE REST IN YEAR ORDER.

INTRODUCTION
Named the world’s greatest director by Chaplin and Welles, revered “spiritual godfather” of the French New Wave, father of Italian neo-realism, master of mise-en-scene, deep staging, choreography and unobtrusive camerawork; international humanist, leftist, enthusiast for theatre and literature, writer, actor, producer, improviser, maestro cinematic fuser of the arts, pilot, wounded WW1 chevalier, one-time potter, warm, engaging and collaborative auteur, affable uncle figure, lyrical nature lover, tireless experimenter, grand teller of tales,...