Jean Renoir receiving an Honorary Oscar®

[scottmackeen]

If he only made "Grand Illusion" and "Le Regle du jeu," Renoir would be still considered one of the grand masters of cinema. These two films - two of the top 10 to 15 or so ever made - are like the great masterworks of literature such as those of Dostoyevsky, Faulkner, Joyce, Hemingway, etc. The films are cut from the same high literary cloth as those great novelists. Fortunately, Renoir blessed up with many other films that could be considered great in one way or another.

[siempremarisol]

wonderful ingrid and jean renoir a great director

[BarbaraFanDallas]

thanks for posting that clip, she is so beautiful - inside and out and her star quality shines through

They just dont make stars like her anymore!

[philipc67]

Back in the years when stars were real, not PR fabrications. What a great lady and actress.

[Jitpring]

Ah, this is when the Oscars still had some class.

[victororionBr]

@Jitpring I totally agree with you, it has class, it had glamour, it had intelligence, and some thing very important to talk about some great actress and actors of the golden era... Now oscar is like Cartoon Netwoork of bad taste!!!

[you0107]

Beautiful words from a beautiful woman!

[IngridBergmanRocked]

Love this...thanks:D

[GhostSnake]

She memorized it? impressive

[jayiijay]

Grand Illusion and The Rules of the Game are two of the ten or twenty greatest films of world cinema. Orson Welles said if he could save only one film, it would be Grand Illusion. Even though he was not present, his award was a highlight. How idiotic for the Academy to no longer televise the life achievement awards, as they "atone" for the Academy's annual idiotic decisions and reward true greats.  The Oscars are not worth watching. Renoir films are.

[duckwrangler]

Jean Renoir was considered by Orson Welles as the greatest film director of all time.

[myrnaloysboy]

Ingrid seems to be truly believing in what she is saying, she's filling up. Wonderful lady a believable star

[JoviAlways98]

Ingrid Bergman is so beautiful.

[bergmanseal18]

Ingrid looks marvelous!

[barnabinobarnabone]

It was the one I had asked for!! Thank you so much! How wonderful ms. Ingrid Bergman!

[barnabinobarnabone]

Thank you so much!! It was the one I had asked for!! Wonderful Ingrid Bergman!! I'm so happy to be the first to post a comment!

[Calibergman]

beautiful

[blehgoaway]

Ingrid Bergman..sigh.. A star is a star is a star. And Jean, you bright star of the cinema, we'll always cherish your works.