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The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir poster

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1974)

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.

Release: 1974-05-02
Runtime: 100 min
Rating: 5.7 / 10
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")
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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)
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Denis Gunsbourg
Un amoureux/Young Man (segment "La cireuse électrique")