Jean Renoir films at LACMA

The next month will see a welcome explosion of the films of the great humanist director Jean Renoir at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, timed to coincide with a tribute to his painter father. This Saturday features the frolicsome “French Cancan” while March 19 has the unforgettable “La Bête Humaine,” starring Jean Gabin and Simone Simon. March 20 brings “The Southerner,” with a guest appearance by one of the film’s actors, Norman Lloyd. This is one filmmaker for whom there really is no modern equivalent.

-- Kenneth Turan