The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

1974
1h 40min

Part One, "The Last Christmas Dinner," is about the relationship between an old man and an old woman, both homeless. Part Two, "The Electric Floor Polisher," is an opera-like story of a woman who is obsessed with polishing her floors. Part Three is a musical interlude featuring Jeanne Moreau singing "When Love Dies." Part Four, "The Virtue of Tolerance," concerns an old man, his young wife, and how they come to terms when she has an affair with a man her own age.

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

Storyline

Part One, "The Last Christmas Dinner," is about the relationship between an old man and an old woman, both homeless. Part Two, "The Electric Floor Polisher," is an opera-like story of a woman who is obsessed with polishing her floors. Part Three is a musical interlude featuring Jeanne Moreau singing "When Love Dies." Part Four, "The Virtue of Tolerance," concerns an old man, his young wife, and how they come to terms when she has an affair with a man her own age.
    Released
    May 1974
    Runtime
    1h 40min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    Bavaria Film TV, Son et Lumière, RAI, ORTF
Cast
Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau
The Singer (segment "Quand l'amour meurt")
Nino Formicola
Nino Formicola
The Bum (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
Milly
Milly
Female Bum (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
Fernand Sardou
Fernand Sardou
Duvallier (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Françoise Arnoul
Françoise Arnoul
Isabelle Duvallier (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Marguerite Cassan
Marguerite Cassan
Émilie (segment "La cireuse électrique")
Pierre Olaf
Pierre Olaf
Gustave, the Husband (episode "La cireuse électrique")
Jacques Dynam
Jacques Dynam
Jules, the Second Husband (segment "La cireuse électrique")
Jean Carmet
Jean Carmet
Doctor Féraud (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Dominique Labourier
Dominique Labourier
Paulette (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Roland Bertin
Roland Bertin
Gontran (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
André Dumas
André Dumas
le Gérant (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
Jean-Louis Tristan
le Représentant (segment "La cireuse électrique")
Roger Trapp
Roger Trapp
Max Vialle (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
Robert Lombard
Robert Lombard
Le maître d'hôtel (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
Paul Bisciglia
Paul Bisciglia
Un clochard (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
Lisa Livane
Lisa Livane
Un amoureux/Young Man (segment "La cireuse électrique") (as Claude Guillaume)
Denis Gunsbourg
Un amoureux/Young Man (segment "La cireuse électrique")
Jean-Louis Tristan
Le représentant/Agent (segment "La cireuse électrique")
Edmond Ardisson
Edmond Ardisson
César, le chemineau/The Tramp (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Andrex
Andrex
Blanc (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Roger Fregois
Jolly (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Pierre Gulda
Acting
Roland Martin
Acting
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
The Narrator/Host
Frédéric Santaya
Frédéric Santaya
Acting
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