- Country: France, Italy
- Genres: Biography, Drama, History
- Release: 1980-01-01
- Director: Ariane Mnouchkine
- Writers: Ariane Mnouchkine
- Language: French | Latin | Greek | Ancient (to 1453) | Italian
- Stars: Philippe Caubère , Philippe Caubère , Marie-Françoise Audollent , Frédéric Ladonne , Odile Cointepas , Jonathan Sutton , Joséphine Derenne , Brigitte Catillon , Julien Maurel , Philippe Cointepas , Armand Delcampe
- Runtime: 260 min
- Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations
- AKA: Molière , Molière (Germany) , Мольер , Molieros (Greece) , Molière: Bir Centilmenin Yaşamı (Turkey) , Molière, ou la vie d'un honnête homme (France, French Republic) , Molière (Spain) , Molière (France, French Republic) , Molière (Italy) , モリエール (Japan) , Мольєр (Ukraine) , Molière (Denmark) , Molier (Poland) , Molière (Portugal, Portuguese Republic)
- Plot: 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.
- IMDB:tt0077941
Molière Cast · · · ALL
Ariane Mnouchkine
Director
Philippe Caubère
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière / La Mort
Marie-Françoise Audollent
La Forest / La servante
Frédéric Ladonne
Molière enfant
Jean Dasté
Le grand-père de Molière
Roger Planchon
Colbert
Daniel Mesguich
Monsieur, frère du Roi
Albert Delpy
Boileau
Joséphine Derenne
Madeleine Béjart
Brigitte Catillon
Armande Béjart
Julien Maurel
L'ami de Molière
Jean-Claude Penchenat
Louis XIV
Maurice Chevit
Le curé de l'école
Mario Gonzales
Scaramouche / Jean-Baptiste Lully
Guy-Claude François
L'homme-oiseau
Patrick Floersheim
Le curé