Renoir is known and loved for his early impressionist paintings which rank among the world’s favourites. However, he grew tired of this style and changed course, resulting in works which even today provoke extreme reactions… Available now to stream, download or buy on DVD. | Exhibition On Screen

On canvas & on film, our new exhibition dazzles. Don’t miss Renoir: Father & Son/Painting & Cinema. Now on view. | Barnes Foundation

Toni (1935), directed by Jean Renoir “While I imagined I was filming a squalid episode based on real life, I was recounting, almost despite myself, a heartrending and poetic love story.” Jean Renoir A groundbreaking film that blended fiction with documentary-style realism, Toni was ahead of its time. Shot on location with non-professional actors, it laid the foundation for Italian Neorealism. Renoir’s unfiltered depiction of working-class life in the South of France transforms into an unexpected