{"product_id":"my-life-and-my-films-9780306804571","title":"My Life and My Films","description":"Here is the autobiography of the little boy with golden curls in the paintings of his father, Pierre Auguste Renoir-the boy who became the director many consider the greatest in history. François Truffaut called him \"an infallible filmmaker . . . Renoir has succeeded in creating the most alive films in the history of cinema, films which still breathe forty years after they were made.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, Jean Renoir (1894-1979) presents his world, from his father's Montemarte studio to his own travels in Paris, Hollywood, and India. Here are tantalizing secrets about his greatest films-\u003ci\u003eThe Rules of the Game, The Grand Illusion, The River, A Day in the Country, La Bête Humaine, Toni.\u003c\/i\u003e But most of all, Renoir shows us himself: a man if dazzling simplicity, immense creativity, and profound humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean Renoir\u003c\/b\u003e (1894-1979), French actor and director, was one of the master filmmakers of world cinema. He was born in Paris, the son of impressionist painter Pierre Auguste Renoir. His twenty-eight films include \u003ci\u003eGrand Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e (1937) and \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of the Game\u003c\/i\u003e (1939).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410059694354,"sku":"9780306804571","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3fea0645-1807-499b-83fb-b1b900ca6453.jpg?v=1729300751","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-life-and-my-films-9780306804571","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}