The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

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.

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")

Dominique Labourier

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

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