Tales of Paris
1962, French. Directed by Marc Allégret & Claude Barma & Michel Boisrond & Jacques Poitrenaud.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Marc AllégretDirector
- Claude BarmaDirector
- Michel BoisrondDirector
- Jacques PoitrenaudDirector
- Françoise ArnoulFrançoise (segment "Françoise")
- Françoise BrionJacqueline (segment "Françoise")
- Catherine DeneuveSophie (segment "Sophie")
- Gillian HillsTheodora (segment "Sophie")
- Élina LabourdetteJacqueline (segment "Sophie")
- Dany RobinAntonia (segment "Antonia")
- Dany SavalElla (segment "Ella")
- Darry CowlHubert Parker (segment "Ella")
- Johnny HallydayJean Allard (segment "Sophie")
- Christian MarquandChristian Lénier (segment "Antonia")
- Jean PoiretJean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")
- José Luis de VilallongaLouis (segment "Sophie")
Details
- Released
- 17 January 1962
- Original title
- Les Parisiennes
- Country
- France, Italy
- Written by
- Jean-Loup Dabadie, Annette Wademant, Jacques Armand
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Tales of Paris runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Tales of Paris isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 January 1962. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Tales of Paris?
If you liked Tales of Paris, try CQ, Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle, The Decline of the American Empire.
Who directed Tales of Paris?
Tales of Paris (1962) was directed by Marc Allégret and Claude Barma and Michel Boisrond and Jacques Poitrenaud and stars Françoise Arnoul, Françoise Brion, Catherine Deneuve.