His widely acclaimed 2012 film '' Renoir '' competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival . The film tells the forgotten story of Andree Heuschling , also known as Catherine Hessling , who was the last model of the impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and the first actor in the films of his son , the director Jean Renoir . The story is set in the south of France during World War I . The film stars Michel Bouquet , Christa Theret , and Vincent Rottiers . '' Renoir '' was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards , but was not nominated
86th Academy Awards
86th Academy Awards
Gilles Bourdos