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Molière

Name: Molière
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1978-08-30
Duration: 253 min
Rating: 6.113

★ 6,1 /10 (31 Votes)

1978 FR 253 min

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.

Release date

30/08/1978

Votes

Popularity

2.3

Genres

Drama History

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

253 min

Philippe Caubère

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière / La Mort

Marie-Françoise Audollent

La Forest / La servante

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Frédéric Ladonne

Molière enfant

Jean Dasté

Le grand-père de Molière

Roger Planchon

Colbert

Daniel Mesguich

Monsieur, frère du Roi

Albert Delpy

Boileau

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Odile Cointepas

La mère de Molière

Joséphine Derenne

Madeleine Béjart

Brigitte Catillon

Armande Béjart

Julien Maurel

L'ami de Molière

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Philippe Cointepas

Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste

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Armand Delcampe

Jean Poquelin, le père de Molière

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Mathieu Rongier

Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste

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Alexandre Ferran

Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste

Jean-Claude Penchenat

Louis XIV

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Thomas Félix-Françoise

Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste

Maurice Chevit

Le curé de l'école

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Sania Ballerini

Nicolas, frère de Jean-Baptiste

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Arnault Thébault

Jean , frère de Jean-Baptiste

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Sigoléne Bonnaud

Madeleine, petite sœur de Jean-Baptiste

Mario Gonzales

Scaramouche / Jean-Baptiste Lully

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Guy-Claude François

L'homme-oiseau

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Jean Brard

Le maître-tapissier

Patrick Floersheim

Le curé

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Jonathan Sutton

La Grange

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# **MOLIÈRE** **Film:** *Molière* ***Molière*** is a 1978 French [drama film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_film "Drama film") directed by [Ariane Mnouchkine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_Mnouchkine "Ariane Mnouchkine"). **PLOT:** ★★★★ **MUSIC:** ★★★★★ **PERFORMANCE:** ★★★★★ **CINEMATOGRAPHY:** ★★★★★ # **LA COMÉDIE-FRANÇAISE — MOLIÈRE** ### **Review by Dr Usman Latif Khawaja** ## **JEAN-BAPTISTE POQUELIN — MOLIÈRE** Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, pseudonym Molière, is the best playwright France has ever produced. He was born in **1622 and died in 1673** whi…

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