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Picnic on the Grass (1959)
Directed by Jean Renoir
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.
Length 91 minutes
Actors
Paul Meurisse | Catherine Rouvel | Jacqueline Morane | Fernand Sardou | Jean-Pierre Granval | Hélène Duc | Ingrid Nordine | Charles Blavette | Marguerite Cassan | André Brunot