Molière
– Jean-Baptiste Poquelin is raised by his father and his grandfather because his mother dies when he's..
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.
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Release Date:
01 Jan 1980
Language:
French
Director:
Ariane Mnouchkine
Writer:
Ariane Mnouchkine
Main Actors:
Philippe Caubère, Marie-Françoise Audollent, Frédéric Ladonne, Odile Cointepas
Plot:
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 ...
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations.
Production:
New Yorker Films
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