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Molière

Molière (1978)

4h 0m | PG-13

⭐ 6.1 / 10

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.

Director: Ariane Mnouchkine

Studio: N/A

Genre: Drama, History

Video: 720p

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Cast

Philippe Caubère

Philippe Caubère

as Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière / La Mort

Marie-Françoise Audollent

Marie-Françoise Audollent

as La Forest / La servante

Frédéric Ladonne

Frédéric Ladonne

as Molière enfant

Jean Dasté

Jean Dasté

as Le grand-père de Molière

Roger Planchon

Roger Planchon

as Colbert

Daniel Mesguich

Daniel Mesguich

as Monsieur, frère du Roi