LE CINÉMA, C'EST JEAN RENOIR

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, all-round good guy (if perhaps not quite as kind as one...