Name: Life Belongs to Us
Director: Jean Renoir
Released: 1969
Duration: 1 h 2 min
Cast: Claire Gérard, Julien Bertheau, Nadia Sibirskaïa, Gabrielle Fontan, Jean Renoir

Claire Gérard

Julien Bertheau

Nadia Sibirskaïa

Gabrielle Fontan

Jean Renoir

Madeleine Sologne

Muse d'Albray

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

La France, &agrave; la veille des &eacute;lections l&eacute;gislatives, entre la menace du fascisme national et international, la politique de crise et de r&eacute;pression et l&#x27;espoir incarn&eacute; par l&#x27;action quotidienne des militants du parti communiste - et de ses dirigeants.

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The Rules of the Game

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VF - SD

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 Muni

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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

french - SME

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A series of surreal sequences that critique morality and society in a stream of consciousness style.

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 Andrex

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Le Petit Th&eacute;&acirc;tre est compos&eacute; de quatre histoires, quatre contes, pr&eacute;sent&eacute;s par Jean Renoir lui-m&ecirc;me dans un d&eacute;cor de th&eacute;&acirc;tre de marionnettes. On assiste ainsi au dernier r&eacute;veillon de No&euml;l d&rsquo;un clochard et de son amie, partageant un repas de f&ecirc;te offert par un restaurant sous un pont o&ugrave; il fera bient&ocirc;t trop froid pour survivre. Puis entre en sc&egrave;ne une m&eacute;nag&egrave;re obs&eacute;d&eacute;e par le cirage de son sol qui ach&egrave;te une cireuse &eacute;lectrique, objet anodin qui deviendra la source de bien des &eacute;v&egrave;nements tragiques&hellip; C&rsquo;est au tour de Jeanne Moreau de se produire pour un interlude musical dans lequel l&rsquo;actrice interpr&egrave;te une chanson 1900 teint&eacute;e de nostalgie. Le film se cl&ocirc;t sur l&rsquo;histoire d&rsquo;une femme amoureuse de deux hommes qui parvient &agrave; garder aupr&egrave;s d&rsquo;elle ses deux amours&hellip;

Notes&nbsp;: Le Petit Th&eacute;&acirc;tre a &eacute;t&eacute; r&eacute;alis&eacute; en 1970 pour la t&eacute;l&eacute;vision et fut diffus&eacute; en quatre &eacute;pisodes. Il sortit en salles en 1975. C&rsquo;est la derni&egrave;re &oelig;uvre r&eacute;alis&eacute;e par Jean Renoir.

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Charles Blavette

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FR - HD - INA

An after-lunch discussion between director Jean Renoir and actor Michel Simon. The two old friends talk about their collaboration on various films and reminisce about the past. In the course of the conversation, Renoir discusses his approach to filmmaking, and how he prefers improvisational acting, open air shooting, and stories which stress the changeable nature of morality. The film also contains numerous clips from the movies the two men made together.

Jean Renoir, le Patron - Épisode 2 : Michel Simon, la direction d'acteur

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Jean Renoir, le Patron - Épisode 3 : La Règle et l'exception

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L'Éternel retour

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Danglard, a show producer, has started renovation work on an old building that he calls the Moulin Rouge. He is betting that he can turn an old quadrille called the Cancan into a success and turn a young washing woman called Nini into a star dancer. Danglard&#x27;s project will face Lola&#x27;s jealous love for him, his backer&#x27;s withdrawal, and the Montmartre pimps. Despite injuries and ruin, Danglard doesn&#x27;t give up and opening night at the Moulin Rouge is a smashing success.

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