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Philippe Caubère | ... |
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière / La Mort
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Marie-Françoise Audollent | ... |
La Forest - La servante
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Frédéric Ladonne | ... |
Molière enfant
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Odile Cointepas | ... |
La mère de Molière
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Jonathan Sutton | ... |
La Grange
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Joséphine Derenne | ... |
Madeleine Béjart
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Brigitte Catillon | ... |
Armande Béjart
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Julien Maurel | ... |
L'ami de Molière
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Philippe Cointepas | ... |
Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste
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Armand Delcampe | ... |
Jean Poquelin, le père de Molière
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Jean Dasté | ... |
Le grand-père de Molière
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Mathieu Rongier | ... |
Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste
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Alexandre Ferran | ... |
Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste
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Jean-Claude Penchenat | ... |
Le Roi Louis XIV
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Thomas Félix-François | ... |
Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste
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Roger Planchon | ... |
Colbert
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Maurice Chevit | ... |
Le curé de l'école
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Sania Ballerini | ... |
Nicolas - frère de Jean-Baptiste
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Arnault Thébault | ... |
Jean - frère de Jean-Baptiste
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Sigoléne Bonnaud | ... |
Madeleine - petite soeur
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Mario Gonzales | ... |
Scaramouche / Jean-Baptiste Lully
(as Mario Gonzalès)
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Guy-Claude François | ... |
L'homme-oiseau
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Jean Brard | ... |
Le maître-tapissier
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Michel Hart | ... |
Un dévot
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Alfred Simon | ... |
Un dévot
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Jean-Pierre Dougnac | ... |
Un dévot
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Michel Heudebert | ... |
Un dévot
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Gérard Croce | ... |
Lieutenant de police Nèfle
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Claude-Emile Rosen | ... |
Un dévot
(as Claude-Emile Rozen)
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Christophe Allwright | ... |
Le collégien sur le mur
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Louba Guertchikoff | ... |
Marie Hervé, veuve Béjart
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Jean-Claude Bourbault | ... |
Louis Béjart
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Françoise Jamet | ... |
Geneviève Béjart
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Claude Merlin | ... |
Joseph Béjart
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Françoise Rozier | ... |
Une autre comédienne de l'IllustreThéâtre
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Michel Toty | ... |
Un autre comédien de l'IllustreThéâtre
(as Michel Toti)
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Jean Brassat | ... |
Un autre comédien de l'IllustreThéâtre
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Josette Boulva | ... |
Une autre comédienne de l'IllustreThéâtre
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Christian Colin | ... |
Descartes
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Fabrice Herrero | ... |
Mazarin
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Marilú Marini | ... |
La Reine
(as Marilu Marini)
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Raphaële Penchenat | ... |
Louis XIV - enfant
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Jacqueline Staup | ... |
Une comédienne de l'Hôtel de Bourgogne
(as Jacqueline Staupp)
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Elisabeth Ollier | ... |
Une comédienne de l'Hôtel de Bourgogne
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Marie-Ange Dutheil | ... |
Une comédienne de l'Hôtel de Bourgogne
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Jacques Ebner | ... |
Un comédien de l'Hôtel de Bourgogne
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Marc Godard | ... |
Un comédien de l'Hôtel de Bourgogne
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Yves Graffey | ... |
Un comédien de l'Hôtel de Bourgogne
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Geneviève Rey-Penchenat | ... |
La femme au pain
(as Geneviève Rey)
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Myrrha Donzenac | ... |
La femme violée
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Jacques Delon | ... |
Le chef du village
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Clémence Massart-Weit | ... |
Marotte Ragueneau
(as Clémence Massart)
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Serge Coursan | ... |
M. Dufresnes
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Daïna Lavarenne | ... |
Mme. Dufresnes
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Maxime Lombard | ... |
Maïme
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Norbert Journo | ... |
Gros-René du Parc
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Nicole Félix | ... |
Catherine de Brie
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Rémy Carpentier | ... |
Edmée de Brie
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Lucia Bensasson | ... |
Thérèse Marquise du Parc
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Sarah Donzenac-Ploquin | ... |
Armande Béjart dite Menou - enfant
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Hélène Cinque | ... |
Armande Béjart - adolescente
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Antoine Brassat | ... |
Louis XIV - adolescent
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Gérard Hardy | ... |
Charles Coypeau d'Assoucy
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Patrice Thomère | ... |
Monsieur, frère du Roi
(as Patrice Thomeré)
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Yves Gourvil | ... |
Le Prince de Conti
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Daniel Mesguich | ... |
Monsieur, frère du Roi
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Anne Demeyer | ... |
La Beauval
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Georges Bonnaud | ... |
La Thorillière
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Marc Berman | ... |
Du Croisy
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Vinca Probst | ... |
La jeune mariée
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Roger Weber | ... |
Le vieux marié
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France Trentin | ... |
1ère précieuse
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Louise Mailliard | ... |
2ème précieuse
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René Zosso | ... |
Le chanteur
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Hubert Gignoux | ... |
L'évêque
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Jean Dupont | ... |
Le mendiant
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Michel Herman | ... |
L'architecte
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Albert Delpy | ... |
Boileau
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Patrick Floersheim | ... |
Le curé
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Sarah Hardenberg | ... |
Wife of Monsieur, Henrietta Stuart
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Roland Amstutz | ... |
Le frère de Molière (uncredited)
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Sylvain Levignac | ... |
Gallois (uncredited)
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Jacques Nolot | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ariane Mnouchkine |
Written by
Ariane Mnouchkine | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Claude Lelouch | ... | producer: Le Films 13 |
Music by
René Clemencic |
Cinematography by
Bernard Zitzermann | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Françoise Javet | ||
Georges Klotz |
Editorial Department
Anne Boissel | ... | assistant editor |
Laure Budin | ... | assistant editor |
Nadine Muse | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
Guy-Claude François |
Set Decoration by
Nikos Meletopoulos |
Costume Design by
Daniel Ogier |
Makeup Department
Muriel Baurens | ... | makeup artist |
Pierre Berroyer | ... | makeup artist |
Jacques Giraudeau | ... | hair stylist |
Sophie Landry | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Élie Chouraqui | ... | first assistant director |
Claire Lusseyrand | ... | second assistant director (as Claire Lusseyran) |
Frédéric Schicklin | ... | trainee assistant director |
Art Department
Hervé Boutard | ... | sculpture |
Jacques Duval | ... | carpenter |
Claude Forget | ... | construction coordinator |
Thierry François | ... | painter |
Raoul Gomez | ... | accessorist |
Fabrice Herrero | ... | accessorist |
Norbert Journo | ... | carpenter |
Nikos Meletopoulos | ... | sculpture |
Renaud Sanson | ... | carpenter (as Renaud Samson) |
Christian Siret | ... | set dresser |
Erhard Stiefel | ... | mask maker |
Françoise Tournafond | ... | props |
Sound Department
Alix Comte | ... | sound |
Jean Duguet | ... | boom operator |
Jean-Pierre Lelong | ... | foley artist |
Mario Melchiorri | ... | foley artist (as Mario Melchiori) |
Jacques Pibarot | ... | boom operator |
Stunts
François Bourdillon | ... | stunts |
Isa Rambaud | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
Joël David | ... | electrician |
Michele Laurent | ... | still photographer (as Michèle Laurent) |
Jean-Paul Meurisse | ... | camera operator |
Eduardo Serra | ... | first assistant camera |
Gérard Sterin | ... | second assistant camera |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Aziz Arbia | ... | assistant costume designer |
Jean-Patrick Godry | ... | assistant costume designer |
Nani Noël | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
Pascal Ortega | ... | location manager |
Music Department
René Clemencic | ... | conductor: Clemencic Consort |
Clemencic Consort | ... | music performed by |
Michael Dittrich | ... | musician |
Azar Hashemi | ... | musician |
Alfred Hertel | ... | musician |
András M. Kecskés | ... | musician (as András Kecskés) |
Wolfgang Reithofer | ... | musician |
Walter Schiefer | ... | musician |
Khosrow Soltani | ... | musician (as Khosro Soltani) |
Peter Widensky | ... | musician |
Script and Continuity Department
Many Barthod | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Myrrha Donzenac | ... | dialogue consultant |
Catherine Mounier | ... | consultant: Adaptation |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Les Artistes Associés (1978) (France) (theatrical)
- Bel Air Classiques (2004) (France) (DVD)
- harmonia mundi (2004) (France) (DVD) (through)
- Alliance Film (1979) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Italnoleggio Cinematografico (1981) (Italy) (theatrical)
- New Yorker Films (1980) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Sonoro Filme (1981) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Toho-Towa (1983) (Japan) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- ARTE (2022) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2022) (France) (tv)
- Alamode Film (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1981) (France) (tv)
- NHK-BS2 (1992) (Japan) (tv)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1980) (United States) (tv) (subtitled) (on "Great Performances")
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Château de Versailles (thanks)
- Eclair (laboratory)
- S.I.S. (auditorium)
- harmonia mundi (soundtrack)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Who was Moliere? He is known everywhere as one of the world's greatest playwrights. But who was he? Born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin in 1622, the son of a prosperous tapestry maker. His mother died when he was a boy. Growing up in the teeming streets of 17th century Paris, Jean Baptiste received a good Jesuit education and was fascinated by the street fairs and traveling carnivals that flourished in spite of the religious repression and hypocrisy of those cruel times. As a young man he joined the theatrical Bejart family to establish the Illustre-Theatre, which soon went bankrupt. The troupe reformed, found patronage, and went on the road for thirteen years, performing all over France. Poquelin developed his stagecraft adapting Commedia dell Arte plots to please brutalized peasants and cynical townspeople. He also married Madeline Bejart, the widowed daughter of the troupe's founder. Later he entered into a love affair with Mme Bejart's daughter, to the dismay of all. The troupe eventually returned to Paris and, on October 24, 1658, greatly impressed the 20-year old King Louis XIV, later to be called the Sun King. Moliere's life became bound up with the magnificent court at Versailles, and with its intrigues. He wrote, staged and acted in the plays now famous all over the world. He fought with his enemies and his friends, enjoyed success followed by failure, organized court festivities and defended himself against increasingly fanatic religious authorities. Above all, his theater was taken from life as his life was theatrical.
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