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Picnic on the Grass (French: Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe) is a 1959 French comedy film written and directed by Jean Renoir, starring Paul Meurisse, Fernand Sardou and Catherine Rouvel. It is known in the United Kingdom by its original title or in translation as Lunch on the Grass.
Picnic on the Grass: Directed by Jean Renoir. With Paul Meurisse, Charles Blavette, André Brunot, Régine Blaess. Etienne Alexis, a scientist promoting artificial insemination for social betterment, hosts an aseptic picnic for his engagement to a German cousin.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Jean Renoir
- 1959-11-11
Picnic on the Grass 1959 1h 30m Comedy List Reviews A scientist believes that love and sex will prove the downfall of the human race until he meets a woman and a wizard.
- Comedy
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To celebrate his engagement to a German cousin, he hosts an aseptic picnic, where mother nature asserts herself. A shepherd's flute conjures a windstorm that throws Alexis together with the luscious Nénette, a farm lass who wants to have a baby but is unimpressed with men.
- Jean Renoir
- Paul Meurisse
Directed by Jean Renoir. Etienne Alexis, a candidate for president of the new Europe, is a scientist promoting artificial insemination for social betterment and therapy to eliminate passion. To celebrate his engagement to a cousin, he hosts an aseptic picnic, where mother nature asserts herself.
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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. It shares its title with the painting by Édouard Manet.
