The read
It runs long at 4h 13m.
Synopsis
Jean-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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
31 audience votes
Key crew
- Ariane MnouchkineDirector
- Ariane MnouchkineWriter
Cast
- Philippe CaubèreJean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière / La Mort
- Marie-Françoise AudollentLa Forest / La servante
- Frédéric LadonneMolière enfant
- Jean DastéLe grand-père de Molière
- Roger PlanchonColbert
- Daniel MesguichMonsieur, frère du Roi
- Albert DelpyBoileau
- Odile CointepasLa mère de Molière
- Joséphine DerenneMadeleine Béjart
- Brigitte CatillonArmande Béjart
- Julien MaurelL'ami de Molière
- Philippe CointepasUn camarade de Jean-Baptiste