Picnic on the Grass (1959)
New Europe presidential candidate Etienne Alexis 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 throwing Alexis together with the luscious Nénette, a farm lass who, although unimpressed with men, wants to have a baby.
- Released
- 1959-11-11
- Genres
- Romance, Comedy
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jean Renoir, Jean Renoir
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 54 votes
Cast
- Paul Meurisse as Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
- Catherine Rouvel as Antoinette dite :Nénette
- Jacqueline Morane as Titine
- Fernand Sardou as Nino, le père de Nénette
- Jean-Pierre Granval as Ritou
- Hélène Duc as Isabelle, la secrétaire du biologiste
- Ingrid Nordine as la comtesse Marie-Charlotte
- Charles Blavette as le berger Gaspard
- Marguerite Cassan as Mme Odile Poignant
- André Brunot as le curé