The Resume

(September 15, 1894-February 12, 1979)
Son of the Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste Renoir
Directed 'Le Crime de Monsieur Lange,' 'La Grande Illusion,' 'La Bête Humaine,' 'La Règle du Jeu,' 'This Land is Mine,' 'Diary of a chambermaid,' 'The Southerner,' 'The Woman on the Beach,' 'The River,' 'The Golden Coach,' 'Le Caporal épinglé' and 'Le Petit théâtre de Jean Renoir'
Author of 'My Life and My Films' and 'Renoir, My Father'
Nominated for a Best Director Oscar (1946)

Why he might be annoying:

He was twice divorced.
He began making movies to boost his wife Catherine Hessling's acting career.
He acted in his own films.

Why he might not be annoying:

He served as both a pilot and a cavalry soldier in World War I.
He won the Croix de Guerre during World War I.
He was forced to flee France when Germany invaded during World War II.
He became a naturalized U.S citizen.
He was voted the 12th Greatest Director of All Time by Entertainment Weekly magazine.

Credit: Fandango

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 25 Most Influential Directors of All Time [MovieMaker] (Ranked: 16)
• Artsy/Fartsy Directors
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 1952 Critics Poll (Ranked: 10)
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 1962 Critics Poll (Ranked: 3)
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 1972 Critics Poll (Ranked: 2)
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 1982 Critics Poll (Ranked: 2)
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 1992 Critics Poll (Ranked: 2)
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 2002 Critics Poll (Ranked: 3)
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 2002 Filmmakers Poll (Ranked: 9)
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 2012 Critics Poll (Ranked: 4)
• Entertainment Weekly's 50 Greatest Directors of All Time [1996] (Ranked: 12)
• Fandango/Zoidberg/New Zealand History X's Profiles [Series 3]
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[R-T]
• Look at Me, I'm in the City
• My Oscar was Accepted by a Surrogate (Ranked: 1975)
• National Board of Review Award for Best Director (Ranked: 1945)
• Pilots
• Profiles 18251-18500 (Ranked: 18352)
• Served in World War I

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 75 Votes: 58.67% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 113 Votes: 37.17% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 28 Votes: 32.14% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 87 Votes: 47.13% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 118 Votes: 46.61% Annoying