Jean Renoir in the gardens of "Les Collettes" (today Musée Renoir) directing  the film “Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe”, Cagnes-sur-Mer 1959. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Jean Renoir in the gardens of "Les Collettes" (today Musée Renoir) directing the film “Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe”, Cagnes-sur-Mer 1959.

In the gardens of "Les Collettes" in Cagnes-sur-Mer, director Jean Renoir points to give instructions during the filming of “Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe” in 1959. Dressed in a pith helmet and glasses, he directs a group of actors, including a stylish blonde woman who looks toward his gesture. Film equipment, such as a large studio light and cables snaking across the rustic ground, punctuates the outdoor set.


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