A companion to Jean Renoir / edited by Alastair Phillips and Ginette Vincendeau. [electronic resource] Phillips, Alastair, 1963- editor. Vincendeau, Ginette, 1948- editor. Renoir, Jean, 1894-1979 Criticism and interpretation. PN1998.3.R46 791.4309 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (Wiley, viewed on Apr. 30, 2013). François Truffaut called him, simply, 'the best'. Jean Renoir is a towering figure in world cinema and fully justifies this monumental survey that includes contributions from leading international film scholars and comprehensively analyzes Renoir's life and career from numerous critical perspectives. New and original research by the world's leading English and French language Renoir scholars explores stylistic, cultural and ideological aspects of Renoir's films as well as key biographical periodsThematic structure admits a range of critical methodologies, from textual analy. 2013 Text 1 online resource. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118325315 eng Wiley-Blackwell companions to film directors ; 7 Wiley-Blackwell companions to film directors ; 7. Companion to Jean Renoir. Companion to Jean Renoir.