1959
6.4 (48 votes)
1h 31m
Genres
Romance
Comedy
Production Companies
Compagnie Jean Renoir
Picnic on the Grass (Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe)
Overview
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. 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.
Key Crew
Director: Jean Renoir
Director of Photography: Georges Leclerc
Screenplay: Jean Renoir
Producer: Ginette Doynel
Top Cast
Paul Meurisse
Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
Catherine Rouvel
Antoinette dite :Nénette
Jacqueline Morane
Titine
Fernand Sardou
Nino, le père de Nénette
Jean-Pierre Granval
Ritou
Hélène Duc
Isabelle, la secrétaire du biologiste
Ingrid Nordine
la comtesse Marie-Charlotte
Charles Blavette
le berger Gaspard
