Joy of Living; The Art of Renoir

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Movie
Original title Joy of Living;
The Art of Renoir
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1952
length 10 mins
Rod
Director Jean Oser
script Mildred Barish Vermont after preliminary work by
Marilyn Silverstone
production Boris Vermont for
20th Century Fox
music Jacques D. Belasco
camera Cyril J. Knowles
occupation

Joy of Living; The Art of Renoir is the copyright title in the USA of the film Joy of Living , also marketed under the short title , an American short film by Jean Oser from 1952, which was nominated for an Oscar .

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir

The film deals with the life and work of French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), one of the most important French painter of Impressionism .

Priority will be given to photographs of Renoir's paintings , which reflect the personality of the artist , who lives and paints in Paris, and the joie de vivre that he expresses in his pictures. Renoir loved to depict social events and to translate joie de vivre into pictures.

Production, publication

The film, produced by Art Film Productions for Twentieth Century Fox , was first released in the United States on December 27, 1952.

Award

Boris Vermont was nominated for an Oscar with the film he produced at the Academy Awards 1954 in the category "Best Short Film" (1 film role) , but had to admit defeat to Johnny Green and the music film Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor .

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Individual evidence

  1. Catalog of Copyright Entries Third Series, Volume 7, Parts 7-11 A, Number 1, Works of Art Reproductions of Works of Art Scientific and Technical Drawings Photographic Works Prints and Pictorial Illustrations, January – June 1953 , Copyright Office, The Library of Congress, Washington: 1953, p. 25
  2. The 26th Academy Awards | 1954 at oscars.org (English)