Paul Meurisse (white suit) during filming of “Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe” at the Auguste Renoir house "Les Collettes". With the aid of mechanical wind devices a tempest, the mistral, turns the déjeuner into catastrophe. Cagnes-sur-Mer 1959.
At "Les Collettes," Auguste Renoir's former home in Cagnes-sur-Mer, a picnic scene for the film “Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe” is thrown into chaos. Mechanical wind devices simulate the mistral, turning the outdoor meal into a cinematic catastrophe for the lively cast. Amidst the disarray, actor Paul Meurisse, dressed in a white suit, navigates the disruption created for the camera. 1959.
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