Molière
– Molière, a down-and-out actor-cum-playwright up to his ears in debt. When the wealthy Jourdain offe..
Molière, a down-and-out actor-cum-playwright up to his ears in debt. When the wealthy Jourdain offers to cover that debt (so that Molière's theatrical talents might help Jourdain win the heart of a certain widowed marquise), hilarity ensues.
31 Jan 2007
French
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Laurent Tirard
Laurent Tirard (scenario), Grégoire Vigneron (scenario)
Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini, Laura Morante, Edouard Baer
In 1657, playwright/actor Molière, having been given a theater in the capital by the King, is back in Paris after touring the kingdom of France with his company of players. One day, a young lady asks him to follow her to the deathbed of her mother... Thirteen years earlier, Molière already runs a troupe but goes broke and is thrown to prison. Fortunately (?) his debt is covered by Monsieur Jourdain, a rich man who wants him to help him rehearse a one-act play he has written with a view to seducing a beautiful bright young widow, Célimène. As Jourdain is married to Elmire, and is the "respectable" father of two daughters his design must remain secret so Molière is introduced into the house as Tartuffe, an austere priest...
3 wins & 5 nominations.
$457,677
Sony Pictures Classics