'Fourth screening of the film and talks programme Modos de Rever: O Cinema Sob Influência (da Pintura). The screening, dedicated to the theme of Impressionism, will feature Jean Renoir’s "Picnic on the Grass" (1959), with philosopher Maria Filomena Molder and literature professor Rosa Maria Martelo in attendance, moderated by Isabel Lopes Gomes.

20 JUN | SÁB | 17:00

IMPRESSIONISM

LE DÉJEUNER SUR L’HERBE | PICNIC ON THE GRASS

Jean Renoir | FRA | 1959 | 93’

Etienne Alexis, candidate for the presidency of the new Europe, is a scientist who promotes artificial insemination for social improvement and therapy to eliminate passion. To celebrate his engagement to a cousin, he organizes an asexual picnic, where Mother Nature imposes herself. A shepherd's flute conjures up a windstorm that brings Alexis together with the sensual Nénette, a peasant girl who wants to have a child but is unimpressed by men. Jean Renoir's third-to-last film, The Party of the Senses is one of the richest examples for exploring the impressionist dimension of father Pierre-Auguste Renoir and son Jean Renoir.