Three Fables of Love

– Four stories, based on four fables of Lafontaine, shows a woman trying to get her husband a wretch w..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 16 Minutes
Release Year:
1962
Original Name:
Les quatre vérités
Three Fables of Love (1962) - Also known as Les quatre vérités

Four stories, based on four fables of Lafontaine, shows a woman trying to get her husband a wretch who wants to commit suicide, a jealous man who becomes associated with his rival, and a couple who was locked in an apartment

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

21 Dec 1962

Language:

French, Spanish

Director:

Alessandro Blasetti, Hervé Bromberger, René Clair, Luis García Berlanga

Writer:

Rafael Azcona, Alessandro Blasetti, Hervé Bromberger (screenplay), Hervé Bromberger (story), Suso Cecchi D'Amico, René Clair, Frédéric Grendel (screenplay), Frédéric Grendel (story), Jean de La Fontaine (novel)

Main Actors:

Leslie Caron, Charles Aznavour, Raymond Bussières, Michel Serrault

Plot:

"Les quatre vérités" aka "The Four Truths" is a movie anthology that consists of four segments, all loosely parodying fables from the 17th-century French poet Jean de la Fontaine. The US cut usually features only 3 segments. The first segment "Death and the Woodcutter" about a common organ grinder (street performer who plays mechanical musical instrument called street organ on the street for a living) who is driven to the edge of sanity by bureaucracy was cut from the US release for its serious tone. The second story "The Crow and the Fox" is about a jealous husband who keeps his wife under lock and key since he lives in a town full of single men. Their neighbor is determined however to service the missus. The third story "The Tortoise and the Hare" follows a jealous wife who decides to win her adulterous husband back. The final tale "Two Pigeons" is about a young man and woman who accidentally lock themselves up in a flat and end up falling for each other.

Awards:

1 win.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.0/10