Jean Renoir, (born Sept. 15, 1894, Paris, France —died Feb. 12, 1979, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.), French film director, son of the Impressionist painter Pierre. Filmed in India, 1951. From great siesta scene. Jean Renoir, Director: La grande illusion. Son of the famous Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste, he had a happy childhood. Pierre Renoir was his brother, and Claude. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Feb 3, 2014. Category. People & Blogs; License. Standard YouTube License The River is a 1951 film directed by Jean Renoir. It was filmed in India. A fairly faithful dramatization of an earlier literary work of the same name (The River. Horoscope and astrology data of Jean Renoir born on 15 September 1894 Paris, France, with biography Jean Renoir 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. Jean Renoir. The son of the great impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Jean Renoir was also a master of his medium: cinema. After making his mark in the early. The River relies almost entirely on Renoir’s mastery of filmmaking basics. And yet it’s also a complex and mysterious work. Directed by Jean Renoir. With Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight, Arthur Shields, Suprova Mukerjee. Three adolescent girls growing up in Bengal, India, learn their lessons.