Renoir: Reviled and Revered

Pierre - Auguste Renoir is known and admired for its Impressionist paintings of Paris. These paintings are among the favorites worldwide. However, tired of this style, Renoir changed course. This amazing film - based on the memorable collection of 181 works by Renoir Barnes Foundation Philadelphia - examines the direction he took and whys of the extreme reactions that this change is causing today. Some reject the later works of Renoir while others feel seduced by them. What surprises a lot is the number of artists who followed the new works of Renoir and clearly influenced by them felt, as the two great talents of the twentieth century - Picasso and Matisse. The film is a fresh biography of this great artist, plus the less-told story about the artist who puts Renoir criticized as a character that connects the old with the new is uncovered.