The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir
The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

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1974
1h 40m
6.8(4 votes)
Drama
TV Movie

Overview

Three vignettes and a musical interlude showcase acclaimed auteur Jean Renoir's eclectic range at the end of his career: the relationship between an old man and an old woman, both homeless; an opera-like story of a woman obsessed with polishing her floors; Jeanne Moreau performs 'When Love Dies'; and an elderly man and his young wife coming to terms when she has an affair with a man her own age.

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Son et Lumière
RAI
ORTF

Cast & Crew

26 members
Acting

Jeanne Moreau

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

Jeanne Moreau
Acting

Nino Formicola

The Bum (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

Nino Formicola
Acting

Milly

Female Bum (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

Milly
Acting

Fernand Sardou

Duvallier (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")

Fernand Sardou
Acting

Françoise Arnoul

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

Françoise Arnoul
Acting

Marguerite Cassan

Émilie (segment "La cireuse électrique")

Marguerite Cassan
Acting

Pierre Olaf

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

Pierre Olaf
Acting

Jacques Dynam

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

Jacques Dynam
Acting

Jean Carmet

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

Jean Carmet
Acting

Dominique Labourier

Paulette (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")

Dominique Labourier
Acting

Roland Bertin

Gontran (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

Roland Bertin
Acting

André Dumas

le Gérant (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

André Dumas
Acting

Jean-Louis Tristan

le Représentant (segment "La cireuse électrique")

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Acting

Roger Trapp

Max Vialle (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

Roger Trapp
Acting

Robert Lombard

Le maître d'hôtel (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

Robert Lombard
Acting

Paul Bisciglia

Un clochard (segment "Le dernier réveillon")

Paul Bisciglia
Acting

Lisa Livane

Un amoureux/Young Man (segment "La cireuse électrique") (as Claude Guillaume)

Lisa Livane
Acting

Denis Gunsbourg

Un amoureux/Young Man (segment "La cireuse électrique")

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Acting

Jean-Louis Tristan

Le représentant/Agent (segment "La cireuse électrique")

No Image
Acting

Edmond Ardisson

César, le chemineau/The Tramp (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")

Edmond Ardisson
Acting

Andrex

Blanc (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")

Andrex
Acting

Roger Fregois

Jolly (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")

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Acting

Pierre Gulda

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Roland Martin

Unknown Role

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Directing

Jean Renoir

The Narrator/Host

Jean Renoir
Acting

Frédéric Santaya

Unknown Role

Frédéric Santaya

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