The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (TV)
1970 · Movie · 100 min. · France
Made for television, this film consists of four parts: 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.
Direction Jean Renoir
Cast Nino Formicola · Milly · Roger Trapp · Robert Lombard · André Dumas · Roland Bertin · Paul Bisciglia · Marguerite Cassan · Pierre Olaf · Jacques Dynam · Claude Guillaume · Denis Gunsbourg · Jean-Louis Tristan · Jeanne Moreau · Fernand Sardou
Soundtrack Joseph Kosma · Jean Wiener
Screenplay Jean Renoir
Cinematography Georges Leclerc
Original title Le Petit Théâtre de Jean Renoir (TV)
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