Bibliograph

The woman on the beach, directed by Jean Renoir

Type

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Label

The woman on the beach, directed by Jean Renoir

Language

eng

Characteristic

motion picture

Main title

The woman on the beach

Responsibility statement

directed by Jean Renoir

Runtime

Summary

Reduced by one-third with extensive re-shooting after rejection by a preview audience this is a fascinating if incomplete work. A triangle involves three characters dominated by memories: a painter, his passionate wife who has blinded him in a fight and a shell-shocked naval officer. The settings of the isolated cliff house and wreck-strewn beach suggest a spiritual dead-end providing darkly elemental overtones to the emotional battle. Renoir's sense of fine nuance and a certain warmth in the relationships fills out the bleakness of the film noir mould

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Contributor