Tales of Paris (1962)

5.5/10 • 100 min • Comedy Drama

Overview

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

Françoise (segment "Françoise")

Françoise Brion

Jacqueline (segment "Françoise")

Catherine Deneuve

Sophie (segment "Sophie")

Gillian Hills

Theodora (segment "Sophie")

Élina Labourdette

Jacqueline (segment "Sophie")

Dany Robin

Antonia (segment "Antonia")

Dany Saval

Ella (segment "Ella")

Darry Cowl

Hubert Parker (segment "Ella")

Johnny Hallyday

Jean Allard (segment "Sophie")

Christian Marquand

Christian Lénier (segment "Antonia")

Jean Poiret

Jean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")

José Luis de Vilallonga

Louis (segment "Sophie")

Paul Guers

Michel (segment "Françoise")

Jack Ary

Pidoux (segment "Ella")

Olga Georges-Picot

Secretary (segment "Ella")

Françoise Giret

Juliette (segment "Ella")

Serge Marquand

Taxi Driver (segment "Ella")

Gisèle Sandré

Suzanne (segment "Sophie")

François Patrice

Playboy (segment "Françoise")

Henri Tisot

Eric (segment "Ella")

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