Picnic on the Grass (1959)
November 11, 1959
Romance, Comedy
1h 31m


Etienne Alexis, a candidate for president of the new Europe, 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 that throws Alexis together with the luscious Nénette, a farm lass who wants to have a baby but is unimpressed with men.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Jean Renoir
- Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste Paul Meurisse
- Antoinette dite :Nénette Catherine Rouvel
- Titine Jacqueline Morane
- Nino, le père de Nénette Fernand Sardou
- Ritou Jean-Pierre Granval
- Isabelle, la secrétaire du biologiste Hélène Duc
- le berger Gaspard Charles Blavette
- Mme Odile Poignant Marguerite Cassan