Les Quatre vérités

1962 Drama

Credits

Director: Alessandro Blasetti, Hervé Bromberger, René Clair, Luis García Berlanga
Script: Rafael Azcona, Alessandro Blasetti, Hervé Bromberger, Suso Cecchi d’Amico, René Clair, Jean de la Fontaine (novel), Frédéric Grendel
Photo: Carlo Di Palma, Jacques Mercanton, Francisco Sempere, Armand Thirard
Music: Charles Aznavour, Georges Garvarentz
Cast: Manuel Alexandre, Ángel Álvarez, Charles Aznavour (Charles), Alessandro Blasetti, Xan das Bolas, Alain Bouvette (Un collègue de Charles (segment "Les deux pigeons")), Rossano Brazzi (Leo), Raymond Bussières (Le voleur (segment "Les deux pigeons")), Leslie Caron (Annie), Ana Casares, Hubert Deschamps (L’avocat (segment "Le corbeau et renard")), Lola Gaos, Anna Karina (Colombe), Sylva Koscina (Mia), Hardy Krüger, Albert Michel (Un collègue de Charles (segment "Les deux pigeons")), Mario Passante (Le restaurateur (segment "Le lièvre et la tortue")), Jean Poiret (Renard (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")), Michel Serrault (Corbeau), Gianrico Tedeschi (Valerio (segment "Le lièvre et la tortue")), Monica Vitti (Madeleine)
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 110 min
Aka: Three Fables of Love

Summary

Four stories of love inspired by the fables of Jean de la Fontaine...

Death and the Woodcutter:
El Rubio, a humble young piano player who lives a modest existence, is suddenly involved in a police inquiry. When he loses all that he possesses, he starts to think about killing himself...

The Crow and the Fox:
Prosecutor Château-Thierry guards his wife Colombe jealously, by keeping her locked up in his apartment. One day, a shady garage owner is acquitted thanks to his brilliant defence. Overwhelmed by his client's compliments, Château-Thierry invites the garage owner to his home and introduces him to his wife. This turns out to be a big mistake...

The Hare and the Tortoise:
Léo is an Italian count married to Madeleine, but he is also having an affair with another woman, Mia. The seemingly discreet Madeleine is prepared to use every weapon at her disposal to prevent Léo from leaving her for his mistress...

The Two Pigeons:
Charles and Annie are two people who have nothing in common, but they are forced to spend the entire Easter weekend together when they manage to lock themselves in a room. This experience affords them the opportunity to reflect on their existence and the cruel twists of Fate that have brought them together...

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