Film director
Jean Renoir
Made La Grande Illusion and The Rules of the Game, the second of which was booed and banned before becoming one of the most admired films ever made. His father was the painter.
Jean Renoir was a French filmmaker, actor, producer and author. His La Grande Illusion (1937) and The Rules of the Game (1939) are often cited by critics as among the greatest films ever made. In 2002, he was ranked fourth on the BFI's Sight & Sound poll of the greatest directors. Among numerous honours accrued during his lifetime, he received a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award in 1975. Renoir was the son of the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and the uncle of the cinematographer Claude Renoir. With Claude, he made The River (1951), the first color film shot in India. A lifelong lover of theater, Renoir turned to the stage for The Golden Coach (1952) and French Cancan (1955). He was one of the first filmmakers to be known as an auteur; the critic Penelope Gilliatt said a Renoir shot could be identified "in a thousand miles of film."
- Born
- 1894-09-15, Paris, FranceA Saturday
- Died
- 1979-02-12, Beverly Hills, California, USAA Monday, aged 84
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1894-09-15, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 22°36′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 26°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 2°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 3°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 5°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 3°56′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 23°48′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 12°37′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 15°48′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 11°46′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1979-02-12, Beverly Hills, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 23°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 1°20′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 26°18′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 8°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 18°09′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 1°35′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 11°51′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 20°56′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 20°05′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 19°05′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Jean Renoir was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.