Movie
The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir
Released: May 2, 1974 (1974)
Runtime: 100 minutes
Genres: Drama, TV Movie
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Milly as Female Bum (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
Age at release: 69
- Fernand Sardou as Duvallier (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Age at release: 63
- Jean Carmet as Doctor Féraud (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Age at release: 54
- Marguerite Cassan as Émilie (segment "La cireuse électrique")
Age at release: 51
- Jacques Dynam as Jules, the Second Husband (segment "La cireuse électrique")
Age at release: 50
- Jeanne Moreau as The Singer (segment "Quand l'amour meurt")
Age at release: 46
- Pierre Olaf as Gustave, the Husband (episode "La cireuse électrique")
Age at release: 45
- Françoise Arnoul as Isabelle Duvallier (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Age at release: 42
- Dominique Labourier as Paulette (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Age at release: 31
- Nino Formicola as The Bum (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
Age at release: 20
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- Edmond Ardisson as César, le chemineau/The Tramp (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Age at release: 69
- Andrex as Blanc (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Age at release: 67
- Robert Lombard as Le maître d'hôtel (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
Age at release: 53
- André Dumas as le Gérant (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
Age at release: 52
- Jean-Louis Tristan as le Représentant (segment "La cireuse électrique")
Age at release: 51
- Jean-Louis Tristan as Le représentant/Agent (segment "La cireuse électrique")
Age at release: 51
- Paul Bisciglia as Un clochard (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
Age at release: 45
Age at release: 45
- Roland Bertin as Gontran (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
Age at release: 43
- Roger Trapp as Max Vialle (segment "Le dernier réveillon")
Age at release: 41
- Lisa Livane as Un amoureux/Young Man (segment "La cireuse électrique") (as Claude Guillaume)
Age at release: 28
- Denis Gunsbourg as Un amoureux/Young Man (segment "La cireuse électrique")
Age at release: Unknown
- Roger Fregois as Jolly (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
Age at release: Unknown
Age at release: Unknown
Age at release: Unknown