Episode 220: Jean Renoir Week 3 (The Woman on the Beach + The River)

<p>On Episode 220 of Floating Through Film, we&#39;re continuing our series picked by Dany, Jean Renoir! On this third week of the series, Dany starts the episode by speaking about the ambiguity of nature in Renoir&#39;s cinema (9:43). We then review two of his films produced by American studios, starting with his 1947 film The Woman on the Beach (53:12), followed by his 1951 film The River, which was filmed in India (1:58:12). We hope you enjoy!</p><p><br></p><p>Sources mentioned: </p><p>- Painting: &quot;Landscape with the Fall of Icarus&quot; by Pieter Bruegel the Elder</p><p>- &quot;Jean Renoir: The World of his Films&quot; by Leo Braudy</p><p>- &quot;Jean Renoir&quot; by Raymond Durgnat </p><p>- Renoir Interview with Jacques Rivette and Francois Truffaut (Cahiers du Cinéma No. 34 + 35, April + May 1945)</p><p>- TCM&#39;s Noir Alley Intro for The Woman on the Beach (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3W_N3JKX0s) </p><p>- &quot;On Renoir: Select Commentary&quot; by Jacques Rivette (http://www.dvdbeaver.com/rivette/ok/JRonJR.html)</p><p>- &quot;Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye: The Biography of a Master Film-Maker&quot; by Andrew Ro inson</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Next Week: Jean Renoir Week 4 (The Golden Coach + The French Cancan)</p><p><br></p><p>Music:</p><p>- Intro: J.S. Bach&#39;s The Well Tempered Clavier: Book I: Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C Major - Sviatoslav Richter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezZdbzreNcs)</p><p>- Break: The River</p><p>- Outro: The River</p><p><br></p><p>Hosts: </p><p>Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)</p><p>Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)</p><p>Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast Links:</p><p>Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm</p><p>Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/</p><p>Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com</p>