Drama ·History · France · 1978 · 4h 13m

Molière

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Director
Ariane Mnouchkine
Cast
Philippe Caubère as Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière / La Mort Marie-Françoise Audollent as La Forest / La servante Frédéric Ladonne as Molière enfant Jean Dasté as Le grand-père de Molière Roger Planchon as Colbert Daniel Mesguich as Monsieur, frère du Roi
Crew
Bernard Zitzermann — Director of Photography Françoise Javet — Editor Georges Klotz — Editor Ariane Mnouchkine — Writer Claude Lelouch — Producer Daniel Ogier — Costume Design
Synopsis

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin is raised by his father and his grandfather because his mother dies when he's still very little. He works as a handyman, studies the law at a university and travels the country as an actor before he becomes the celebrated playwright Molière who impresses firstly the Duke of Orleans and then even King Louis XIV.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Ariane Mnouchkine Director Bernard Zitzermann Director of Photography Françoise Javet Editor Georges Klotz Editor Ariane Mnouchkine Writer Claude Lelouch Producer Daniel Ogier Costume Design
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