The Misanthrope

This television film records Ingmar Bergman’s Copenhagen stage production of Molière’s The Misanthrope, presented as a guest performance at the Royal Danish Theatre. The play centers on Alceste, a man who rejects social hypocrisy and flattery, whose rigid principles are tested by his love for the socially adept Célimène.

• Ingmar BergmanDirector

• Hanne BorchseniusÉliante
• Benny HansenDubois
• Holger Juul HansenPhillinte
• Paul HüttelBasque
• Henning MoritzenAlceste
• Erik MørkAcaste
• Ghita NørbyCélimène
• Lise RingheimArsinoë
• Ebbe RodeOronte
• Peter SteenClitandre
• Olaf UssingA messenger