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Tales of Paris

1962 · 1h 40m · Comedy, Drama

A film made up of four sketches. In Marc Allégret's Sophie, a naive high-school girl invents a love affair with her mother's lover. But it's a guitarist with whom she falls in love. In Françoise, by Claude Barma, a young woman returning to France after living in the United States has an affair with her best friend's lover. In Antonia, by Michel Boisrond, a middle-aged woman tries to convince her ex-lover that she still has many assets to seduce. In Ella, by Jacques Poitrenaud, a Pigalle dancer meets a man in a cab.

Cast

• Françoise Arnoul as Françoise (segment "Françoise")
• Françoise Brion as Jacqueline (segment "Françoise")
• Catherine Deneuve as Sophie (segment "Sophie")
• Gillian Hills as Theodora (segment "Sophie")
• Élina Labourdette as Jacqueline (segment "Sophie")
• Dany Robin as Antonia (segment "Antonia")
• Dany Saval as Ella (segment "Ella")
• Darry Cowl as Hubert Parker (segment "Ella")
• Johnny Hallyday as Jean Allard (segment "Sophie")
• Christian Marquand as Christian Lénier (segment "Antonia")
• Jean Poiret as Jean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")
• José Luis de Vilallonga as Louis (segment "Sophie")

Details

Director

Michel Boisrond, Jacques Poitrenaud, Marc Allégret and Claude Barma

Released

January 17, 1962

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Studio

Francos Films and Incei Film

Status

Released

TMDB score

5.5 / 10 from 10 votes