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The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1974)
Directed by Jean Renoir
Overview
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.
Length 100 minutes
Actors
Jeanne Moreau | Nino Formicola | Milly | Fernand Sardou | Françoise Arnoul | Marguerite Cassan | Pierre Olaf | Jacques Dynam | Jean Carmet | Dominique Labourier | Roland Bertin | André Dumas | Jean-Louis Tristan