France's Riviera, 1915. After the death of his wife and the dreadful news that his son Jean was wounded in combat, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's final years are filled with grief and anguish. He finds fresh life and inspiration when a young girl appears out of nowhere and into his world. Andrée, full of energy and bright beauty, will be his final model and the source of a miraculous rebirth for him. As she recuperates at home, Jean is enthralled by the new redheaded star in the Renoir constellation. A filmmaker is born within Jean, who is weak-willed and war-torn in the Mediterranean Eden where he lives, even in the face of his father's furious objections...
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France's Riviera, 1915. After the death of his wife and the dreadful news that his son Jean was wounded in combat, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's final years are filled with grief and anguish. He finds fresh life and inspiration when a young girl appears out of nowhere and into his world. Andrée, full of energy and bright beauty, will be his final model and the source of a miraculous rebirth for him. As she recuperates at home, Jean is enthralled by the new redheaded star in the Renoir constellation. A filmmaker is born within Jean, who is weak-willed and war-torn in the Mediterranean Eden where he lives, even in the face of his father's furious objections...
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