The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1974)

6.8/10 100 min Drama TV Movie

Overview

Three vignettes and a musical interlude showcase acclaimed auteur Jean Renoir's eclectic range at the end of his career: the relationship between an old man and an old woman, both homeless; an opera-like story of a woman obsessed with polishing her floors; Jeanne Moreau performs 'When Love Dies'; and an elderly man and his young wife coming to terms when she has an affair with a man her own age.

Cast

Jeanne Moreau

The Singer (segment "Quand l'amour meurt")

Nino Formicola

The Bum (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

Milly

Female Bum (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

Fernand Sardou

Duvallier (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")

Françoise Arnoul

Isabelle Duvallier (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")

Marguerite Cassan

Émilie (segment "La cireuse électrique")

Pierre Olaf

Gustave, the Husband (episode "La cireuse électrique")

Jacques Dynam

Jules, the Second Husband (segment "La cireuse électrique")

Jean Carmet

Doctor Féraud (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")

Dominique Labourier

Paulette (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")

Roland Bertin

Gontran (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

André Dumas

le Gérant (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

Roger Trapp

Max Vialle (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

Robert Lombard

Le maître d'hôtel (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

Paul Bisciglia

Un clochard (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

Lisa Livane

Un amoureux/Young Man (segment "La cireuse électrique") (as Claude Guillaume)

Edmond Ardisson

César, le chemineau/The Tramp (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")

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