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6.0Jean-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.
Released: 1978-08-30253 minDir: Ariane MnouchkineDrama, History
Cast
- Philippe Caubère as Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière / La Mort
- Marie-Françoise Audollent as La Forest / La servante
- Frédéric Ladonne as Molière enfant
- Jean Dasté as Le grand-père de Molière
- Roger Planchon as Colbert
- Daniel Mesguich as Monsieur, frère du Roi
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Key dates
- Published
- August 1983
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 1978 Cannes Film Festival
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Main subject
- Molière
- Director
- Ariane Mnouchkine
- Screenwriter
- Ariane Mnouchkine
- Composer
- René Clemencic
- Producer
- Claude Lelouch
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Categories
1970s biographical drama films1978 drama films1978 films1978 French films1978 French-language films1978 Italian filmsBiographical films about dramatists and playwrightsCultural depictions of MolièreFilms directed by Ariane MnouchkineFilms set in the 17th centuryFilms whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography César AwardFrench biographical drama films