Jean Renoir 12x8 signature piece includes signed album page and black and white photo mounted to A4 sheet. Jean Renoir, 15 September 1894 - 12 February 1979, was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s. His films La Grande Illusion, 1937, and The Rules of the Game, 1939, are often cited by critics as among the greatest films ever made. He was ranked by the BFI's Sight and Sound poll of critics in 2002 as the fourth greatest director of all time. Among numerous honours accrued during his lifetime, he received a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award in 1975 for his contribution to the motion picture industry. Renoir was the son of the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir. He was one of the first filmmakers to be known as an auteur. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99