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6.0Jean-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.
Released: 1978-08-30253 minDir: Ariane MnouchkineDrama, History
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
Themes
- france
- biography
- woman director
- 17th century
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 254
- FilmAffinity ID
- 240748
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- publication date
- 1983-08-00
- title
- Molière
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Gallery (7)
Connections
Molière
Entity
Louis XIV of France
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IMDb
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playwright
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Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
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drama film
Entity
United Artists
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Claude Lelouch
Entity
Tartuffe
Entity
The Miser
Entity
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
Entity
The Imaginary Invalid
Entity
The Misanthrope
Entity
Ariane Mnouchkine
Entity
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Entity
The School for Wives
Entity
Don Juan
Entity
Les Précieuses ridicules
Entity
Scapin the Schemer
Entity
Madeleine Béjart
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Categories
1970s biographical drama films1978 drama films1978 films1978 French films1978 French-language films1978 Italian filmsBiographical films about dramatists and playwrightsCultural depictions of MolièreFilms directed by Ariane MnouchkineFilms set in the 17th centuryFilms whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography César AwardFrench biographical drama filmsFrench-language biographical drama filmsItalian drama filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date