{"id":10966,"date":"2010-05-14T10:04:57","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T17:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10966"},"modified":"2021-01-27T13:13:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T20:13:01","slug":"picnic-on-the-grass-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10966","title":{"rendered":"Picnic on the Grass (1959)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Thanks to science, what was once a mystery can now be controlled and analyzed.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Poster-216x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-66373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Poster-216x300.png 216w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Poster-737x1024.png 737w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Poster-92x128.png 92w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Poster-768x1068.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Poster-194x270.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Poster.png 815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA politically ambitious scientist (Paul Meurisse) promoting the societal benefits of artificial insemination finds himself falling for a voluptuous country girl (Catherine Rouvel) who wants a baby.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Jean Renoir Films<\/li>\n<li>Scientists<\/li>\n<li>Sexuality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThe central premise of this fantasy-laced sex comedy by Jean Renoir &#8212; that one must give in to bodily passions rather than attempting to rationalize all aspects of life &#8212; ultimately fails to provide enough narrative juice to bolster its rather innocuous storyline and forgettable protagonists. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Protagonists.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Protagonists-1024x616.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Protagonists-1024x616.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Protagonists-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Protagonists-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Protagonists-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Protagonists-1536x924.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Protagonists-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Protagonists.png 1685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Renoir&#8217;s point remains just as viable and important as ever, it&#8217;s been explored elsewhere &#8212; and to greater effect &#8212; by many other filmmakers (c.f. Woody Allen&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=7183\">Sleeper<\/a>, for example). Shot at his father&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rogerlanephotography.com\/gallery_210693.html\">country home in the South of France<\/a>, <em>Picnic on the Grass<\/em> is always pleasing to look at, but never really all that engaging. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beautiful nature imagery<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Still3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Still3-1024x613.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"383\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Still3-1024x613.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Still3-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Still3-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Still3-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Still3-1536x920.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Still3-451x270.png 451w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picnic-on-the-Grass-Still3.png 1705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one is strictly must-see for Renoir fans. Listed as a film with Historical importance and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0052765\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyeforfilm.co.uk\/reviews.php?id=5968\">Eye for Film Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticmoviemusings.com\/2018\/08\/10\/picnic-on-the-grass-1959\/\">SciFilm Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Thanks to science, what was once a mystery can now be controlled and analyzed.&#8221; Synopsis: A politically ambitious scientist (Paul Meurisse) promoting the societal benefits of artificial insemination finds himself falling for a voluptuous country girl (Catherine Rouvel) who wants a baby. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy French Films Jean Renoir Films Scientists Sexuality Review: The central premise of this fantasy-laced sex comedy by Jean Renoir &#8212; that one must give in to bodily passions rather than attempting to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10966\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10966"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66376,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10966\/revisions\/66376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}