The Bourgeois Gentleman
Synopsis
Molière's play about a "bourgeois gentleman" was the basis for this cinematic interpretation of the same story, which illustrates the differences between theater performances and the silver screen. The play has interludes of music, it is performed as a ballet, and stage sets tend to remain right where they are for the duration of a long scene or an act, or more. In contrast, this film is not a ballet, though music is interwoven with the scenes, the action is emphasized more than on a static stage set, and the "gentleman" of the title, Monsieur Jourdain, is played by Michel Galabru with facial expressions necessary for the stage, though a bit much for the close-up shots of a camera. Monsieur Jourdain is a wealthy man who wants to rise up the social ladder but only succeeds in giving away his lack of sensibility at every turn, and soon he has some of the impoverished nobility wanting to use his lucre as a springboard back into the good life. He is easily fooled, as when the marriage of his daughter is arranged behind his back -- if only he would listen to his wife (Rosy Varte), who has so much more common sense.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (19)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Gerland Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : LCJ Editions & Productions
- French distribution : Les Films Epoc
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Roger Coggio
- Screenwriters : Roger Coggio, Gérard Landry
- Director of Photography : Claude Lecomte
- Music Composer : Jean Bouchety
- Assistant Director : Jacques Faure
- Editor : Raymonde Guyot
- Sound Recordist : André Hervée
- Costume designer : Françoise Tournafond
- Author of original work : Molière
- Production managers : Michel Choquet, Pierre Saint-Blancat
- Production Designer : Guy-Claude François
- Singer : Michel Sardou
- Choreographer : Claude Bessy
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Literary adaptation , Comedy
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1982
- French release : 03/03/1982
- Runtime : 2 h 16 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 54735
- Visa issue date : 03/03/1982
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Audio format : Mono
