'Barry Nevin has here made a significant contribution to the densely populated field of Renoir studies and the currently thriving world of Deleuzian film theory. The work is nourished by significant archival research and extensive interdisciplinary erudition. This is a book of great importance to all serious students of Renoir.'Keith Reader, University of London Institute in ParisJean Renoir is widely considered as one of the most important technical innovators and politically engaged filmmakers in cinema history. Reassessing the unique qualities of Renoir's influential visual style by interpreting his films through a blend of Gilles Deleuze's film philosophy and previously unpublished production files, Barry Nevin provides a fresh and accessible interdisciplinary perspective that illuminates both the complexity and diversity of Renoir's oeuvre. Canonised landmarks in Renoir's career are explored, including La Grande Illusion (1937) and La Règle du jeu (1939). The book also considers neglected films such as Le Bled (1929) and Diary of a Chambermaid (1946), to present a rounded analysis of this quintessential French auteur's oeuvre.Barry Nevin is Assistant Lecturer in French at the Dublin Institute of Technology and Teaching Visitor in Film Studies at Trinity College Dublin.

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