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The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

1974

100 minutes

DramaTV Movie

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Jeanne Moreau headshot

Jeanne Moreau

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

Nino Formicola headshot

Nino Formicola

The Bum (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

Milly headshot

Milly

Female Bum (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

Fernand Sardou headshot

Fernand Sardou

Duvallier (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")

Françoise Arnoul headshot

Françoise Arnoul

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

Marguerite Cassan headshot

Marguerite Cassan

Émilie (segment "La cireuse électrique")

Pierre Olaf headshot

Pierre Olaf

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

Jacques Dynam headshot

Jacques Dynam

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

Jean Carmet headshot

Jean Carmet

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

Dominique Labourier headshot

Dominique Labourier

Paulette (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")

Roland Bertin headshot

Roland Bertin

Gontran (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

André Dumas headshot

André Dumas

le Gérant (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

Jean-Louis Tristan headshot

Jean-Louis Tristan

le Représentant (segment "La cireuse électrique")