Molière
Synopsis
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...
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Director (1)
Actors (42)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producers : Les Films du Soleil et de la Nuit, Les Films 13
- Co-productions : France 2 Cinéma, Rai Cinema
- Film exports/foreign sales : Les Films 26
- French distribution : Les Artistes Associés
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producer : Claude Lelouch
- Screenwriter : Ariane Mnouchkine
- Director of Photography : Bernard Zitzermann
- Music Composer : René Clemencic
- Assistant Director : Élie Chouraqui
- Editors : Françoise Javet, Georges Klotz
- Sound recordist : Alix Comte
- Costume designer : Daniel Ogier
- Co-producer : Ariane Mnouchkine
- Sound assistants : Jean Duguet, Jacques Pibarot
- Assistant Operators : Gérard Stérin, Eduardo Serra
- Camera Operator : Jean-Paul Meurisse
- Production manager : Nicole Carmet
- Assistant editors : Anne Boissel, Laure Budin, Nadine Muse
- Production Designers : Guy-Claude François, Christian Siret, Nikos Meletopoulos
- Foley artist : Jean-Pierre Lelong
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Theater
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1978
- French release : 30/08/1978
- Runtime : 4 h 20 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 46957
- Visa issue date : 28/06/1978
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 16mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Mono
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News & awards
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Awards (1)
Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 1979
César Award for Best Cinematography : Bernard Zitzermann
César Award for Best Production Design : Guy-Claude François
