This is an amazing film, one of many by its auteur. Was Renoir the greatest filmmaker of all time? No, I do not ask this question. I don't believe in GOATs, except, perhaps, in the realm of sports. But Renoir's narrative movies were, perhaps, the most "true to life" of any auteur who has attempted to capture that sad fiction.
The illusion, including art itself, always disappoints. Yet in its name we create and destroy and just this is the journey. Ultimately, any one with any courage or intelligence must become a monster. Without such monstrosity, life would be utterly offensive. XOXOXOXO OXOXOXOXO OXOXOXOX OXOXOXOXOXOXO XOXOXOOXOXOX OXOOXOX OXOOXOXOX OXOXOXOOX
The illusion, including art itself, always disappoints. Yet in its name we create and destroy and just this is the journey. Ultimately, any one with any courage or intelligence must become a monster. Without such monstrosity, life would be utterly offensive. XOXOXOXO OXOXOXOXO OXOXOXOX OXOXOXOXOXOXO XOXOXOOXOXOX OXOOXOX OXOOXOXOX OXOXOXOOX