Synopsis
Made for television, this film consists of four parts: 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.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (15)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Son et Lumière
- Co-productions : Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF), Rai - Radiotelevisione Italiana
- Foreign production company : Bavaria Media Television
- Film exports/foreign sales : Son et Lumière
Full credits (7)
- Screenwriter : Jean Renoir
- Director of Photography : Georges Leclerc
- Music Composers : Joseph Kosma, Jean Wiener
- Editor : Geneviève Winding
- Producer : Pierre Long
- Voice : Jean Renoir
- Production Designer : Gilbert Margerie
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Anthology film
- Themes : Theater
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Italy, Germany
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Italy, Germany)
- Production year : 1971
- French release : 15/10/1975
- Runtime : 1 h 30 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 44.920
- Approval : Unknown
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Mono
Box-office & releases
TV broadcasting
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