First part of an over four hour documentary for TV in which Rivette visited Renoir at his country place, lunched with him, and let him talk about his work, interspersed with extracts from some of his oeuvre.
After clips from the films on which director Jean Renoir and actor Michel Simon collaborated, the two are filmed seated at a convivial table, enjoying a jovial conversation about their work together and the topics of directing and acting.