Although she considered Breedlove "arrogant, self-centered, and yes, a somewhat entertaining man," she phoned him up and invited him to her bedroom one evening soon after to look at a Renoir painting as a pretext for sex (after fifteen years of celibacy): "I""m inviting you to come over and look at my Renoir.Because of the studio""s financial difficulties, its next animated feature,Dumbo (1941), was a low-budget offering.Esther is surprised to see him there, and sober too! He compliments her, finding a tremendous ""jolt of pleasure"" in her unique singing style:There are certain pleasures you get, little - little jabs of pleasure when, when a swordfish takes the hook or - or - or when you watch a great fighter getting ready for the kill, see?He tells her she is a great singer just waiting to be discovered.Ballet impresario Boris Lermontov (Anton Walbrook), the ballet company""s director, was introduced with a mysterious entrance scene.