“To the question, ‘Is the cinema an art?’ my answer is, ‘what does it matter?’... You can make films or you can cultivate a garden. Both have as much claim to being called an art as a poem by Verlaine or a painting by Delacroix… Art is ‘making.’ The art of poetry is the art of making poetry. The art of love is the art of making love... My father never talked to me about art. He could not bear the word.” LoveDoeArtMatterFilmPoetryFatherAnswersLove IsPaintingBearsArt IsGardenClaimsCinemaPoetry IsQuestioningFilmmakingMaking LoveCultivatingDoes It MatterCinematography Author:Jean Renoir
“The saving grace of the cinema is that with patience, and a little love, we may arrive at that wonderfully complex creature which is called man.” MenMayLittlesGraceCreaturesComplexesSavingCinemaLittle LoveSaving Grace Author:Jean Renoir
“I believe that perfection handicaps cinema.” BelieveI BelievePerfectionCinemaHandicaps Author:Jean Renoir
