Picnic on the Grass

Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe is a 1959 film directed by Jean Renoir. It was distributed in the USA as Picnic on the Grass; it is known in the UK by its original title or in translation as Lunch on the Grass.[1][2] It shares its title with the painting by Édouard Manet.

Picnic on the Grass
Film poster
Directed byJean Renoir
Produced byGinette Courtois-Doynel
Written byJean Renoir
StarringPaul Meurisse
Catherine Rouvel
Fernand Ledoux
Music byJoseph Kosma
Release date
11 November 1959
Running time
91 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Reception

The film was named to year-end top ten lists by Andrew Sarris,[3] Jean-Luc Godard,[4] Jacques Rivette,[5] and François Truffaut.[6]

References
  1. "Le DÉJEUNER SUR L'HERBE (1959)". BFI. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  2. Monthly Film Bulletin, London, UK: British Film Institute, May 1960, p. 63, OCLC 271801913
  3. Johnson, Eric C. (2018-10-20). "Andrew Sarris' Top Ten Lists 1958-2006". alumnus.caltech.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  4. Johnson, Eric C. "Jean-Luc Godard's Top Ten Lists 1956-1965". alumnus.caltech.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20.
  5. "10 best films - Cahiers 1954-1966". My Gleanings: Jacques Rivette. 2004-02-27. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  6. "My Gleanings: François Truffaut -- 10 Best films from Cahiers 1954-1965". My Gleanings. 2004-02-27. Retrieved 2019-01-27.


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