The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir
5.7 | 1974 | 1h 40m

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

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.

Jean Renoir Writer
Jean Renoir Director

Top Billed 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")