Jacques Renoir

French photographer and cinematographer (1942–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jacques Renoir (30 December 1942 – 7 November 2024) was a French photographer and cinematographer.[1]

Born(1942-12-30)30 December 1942
Died7 November 2024(2024-11-07) (aged 81)
Nice, France
OccupationsPhotographer
Cinematographer
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Jacques Renoir
Renoir in 2011
Born(1942-12-30)30 December 1942
Died7 November 2024(2024-11-07) (aged 81)
Nice, France
EducationÉcole nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière
OccupationsPhotographer
Cinematographer
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Life and career

Born on 30 December 1942, Renoir was the great-grandson of painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and model Aline Charigot, the grandson of actor Pierre Renoir, the son of Claude Renoir, and the grand-nephew of director Jean Renoir. He was also the half-brother of actress Sophie Renoir. A graduate of the École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière,[2] he worked as an assistant film director alongside Roger Vadim, Claude Sautet, and Pierre Granier-Deferre. He also took part in voyages on the Calypso with Jacques Cousteau.[3] As a photographer, he produced several reports for television.[4]

Renoir died in Nice on 7 November 2024, at the age of 81.[5]

Filmography

  • À l'ombre d'un été [fr] (1976)
  • Les Malheurs d'Octavie [fr] (1980)
  • Polar [fr] (1984)
  • Le Déclic [fr] (1985)

Expositions

Book

  • Le Tableau amoureux

References

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