The Shameless Old Lady
| The Shameless Old Lady | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | René Allio |
| Written by | René Allio Bertolt Brecht |
| Produced by | Claude Nedjar |
| Starring | Sylvie Victor Lanoux |
| Cinematography | Denys Clerval |
| Edited by | Sophie Coussein |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Shameless Old Lady (Original title: La Vieille dame indigne) is a 1965 French film. Based on a story by Bertolt Brecht, it was directed by René Allio and stars Sylvie and Victor Lanoux. Sylvie won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for this role, one of her last and her only lead.
Plot
Madame Berthe, a newly widowed 70-year-old miser, has lived a sheltered life married to her husband for some sixty years. She determines to venture into the modern world and have as much fun as possible, and in doing so finds that she loves it. She blows her life savings, much to the disapproval of the young people around her.
Cast
- Sylvie - Madame Berthe
- Victor Lanoux - Pierre
- Malka Ribowska - Rosalie
- François Maistre - Gaston
- Étienne Bierry - Albert
- Pascale de Boysson - Simone
- Jean-Louis Lamande - Charles
- Lena Delanne - Victoire
- Jeanne Hardeyn - Rose
- Robert Bousquet - Robert
- Jean Bouise - Alphonse
- André Jourdan - Lucien
- Pierre Decazes - Charlot
- André Thorent - Dufour
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