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Cycling with Molière

Cycling with Molière (2013)

1h 44m | PG-13

⭐ 6.5 / 10

Serge Tanneur is at the pinnacle of his acting career when he decides to turn his back on show business and become a hermit living off of France’s Atlantic coast. Three years later, Gauthier Valence, a beloved TV actor, shows up on the island to offer Serge a role in his directorial debut – a rendition of Molière’s classic play, “The Misanthrope”. Serge refuses at first, but then suggests that they rehearse the first scene and after five days he’ll decide if he wants to dothe play or not. What ensues is a battle of brawn and wits and peculiar encounters with a hotel maid who longs to be a pornstar and an Italian divorcée.

Director: Philippe Le Guay

Studio: France 2 Cinéma

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Video: 720p

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Cast

Fabrice Luchini

Fabrice Luchini

as Serge Tanneur

Lambert Wilson

Lambert Wilson

as Gauthier Valence

Maya Sansa

Maya Sansa

as Francesca

Camille Japy

Camille Japy

as Christine

Ged Marlon

Ged Marlon

as Christophe Meynard, real estate agent

Stéphan Wojtowicz

Stéphan Wojtowicz

as Taxi driver