Molière

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1978 · 253 min · Drama · History · TMDB 6.1/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Ariane Mnouchkine

Cast

• 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