The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

100 mins | Drama | May 2, 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.

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

100 mins | Drama | May 2, 1974

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française, RAI, Son et lumière, Bavaria Film TV
Original title Le petit théâtre de Jean Renoir
Directors Jean Renoir
Writers Jean Renoir

Cast

Jeanne Moreau

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

Nino Formicola

as The Bum (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

Milly

as Female Bum (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

Fernand Sardou

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

Françoise Arnoul

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

Marguerite Cassan

as Émilie (segment "La cireuse électrique")

Pierre Olaf

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

Jacques Dynam

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

Jean Carmet

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