The fascinating story of a man destined to be only a son of and who sought all his life to become "someone" by getting rid of the overwhelming image of his genius as a father, the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Jean RenoirSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Cédric KlapischSelf - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee |
 Leslie CaronSelf - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee |
 Françoise ArnoulSelf - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee |
 Paolo BarzmanSelf - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee |
 Pascal MérigeauSelf - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee |
 Stéphanie FatoutNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |
 Jean GabinSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 María FélixLola de Castro (archive footage) | Lola de Castro (archive footage) |
 Janie MarèseLucienne Pelletier (archive footage) | Lucienne Pelletier (archive footage) |
 Anna MagnaniCamilla (archive footage) | Camilla (archive footage) |
 Erich von StroheimCaptain von Rauffenstein (archive footage) | Captain von Rauffenstein (archive footage) |