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The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

by Jean Renoir1h401969France

Recommended byLuc Moullet

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Le Petit Théâtre est composé de quatre histoires, quatre contes, présentés par Jean Renoir lui-même dans un décor de théâtre de marionnettes. On assiste ainsi au dernier réveillon de Noël d’un clochard et de son amie, partageant un repas de fête offert par un restaurant sous un pont où il fera bientôt trop froid pour survivre. Puis entre en scène une ménagère obsédée par le cirage de son sol qui achète une cireuse électrique, objet anodin qui deviendra la source de bien des évènements tragiques… C’est au tour de Jeanne Moreau de se produire pour un interlude musical dans lequel l’actrice interprète une chanson 1900 teintée de nostalgie. Le film se clôt sur l’histoire d’une femme amoureuse de deux hommes qui parvient à garder auprès d’elle ses deux amours…

Notes : Le Petit Théâtre a été réalisé en 1970 pour la télévision et fut diffusé en quatre épisodes. Il sortit en salles en 1975. C’est la dernière œuvre réalisée par Jean Renoir.

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Cast

Jeanne Moreau : La chanteuse (sketch 3)
Jean Carmet : le docteur Féraud (sketch 4)
Françoise Arnoul : Isabelle Duvallier (sketch 4)
Nino Formicola : Le clochard (sketch 1)
Milly : La clocharde (sketch 1)
Marguerite Cassan : Emilie (sketch 2)
Pierre Olaf : Gustave (sketch 2)
Jacques Dynam : Jules (sketch 2)
Fernand Sardou : Duvallier (sketch 4)
Andrex : Raphaël Blanc (sketch 4)
Roland Bertin : Gontran (sketch 1)
André Dumas : Le gérant (sketch 1)
Robert Lombard : Le maître d'hôtel (sketch 1)
Jean-Louis Tristan : Le représentant (sketch 2)
Denis Gunzburg : L'homme amoureux (sketch 2)
Claude Guillaume : La femme amoureuse (sketch 2)
Roger Prégor : Maître Joly (sketch 4)
Edmond Ardisson : César, le cheminot (sketch 4)
Dominique Labourier : Paulette, la bonne (sketch 4)
Jean Renoir : Lui-même

Credits
- Production Compagny : Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision Française (O.R.T.F.), Bavaria Atelier GmbH
- Distributor : Institut National de l'Audiovisuel
- Producer : RAI - Radio Televisione Italiana
- Original Music : Jean Wiener, Joseph Kosma, Octave Crémieux
- Director : Jean Renoir
- Scenario : Jean Renoir
- Photo Director : Georges Leclerc
- Set Decoration : Gilbert Margerie
- Sound Recorder : Alex Pront, Guy Rophé
- Editing : Geneviève Winding
Technical details
- Printed format : 16 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1969
- French release date : 15 octobre 1975
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Colors
- Language : French

Bonus archives

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Ciné club 11/02/1973 : Présentation du film Le Petit Théâtre de Jean Renoir par Claude-Jean Philippe
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Dim Dam Dom - 26/12/199 - La direction d'acteurs par Jean Renoir

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This film is recommended by
- Luc Moullet