The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1974)
Drama
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.
Cast
The Singer (segment "Quand l'amour meurt")
The Bum (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
Gontran (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
le Gérant (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
le Représentant (segment "La cireuse électrique")
Female Bum (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
Duvallier (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Isabelle Duvallier (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Émilie (segment "La cireuse électrique")
Gustave, the Husband (episode "La cireuse électrique")
Jules, the Second Husband (segment "La cireuse électrique")
Doctor Féraud (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Paulette (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Crew
Director
Writer
Producer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
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Production Design