Movie

Molière (1978)

• August 30, 1978
• 4h 13m

• Drama
• History

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.

Director

Ariane Mnouchkine

Writers

Ariane Mnouchkine

Starring

Philippe Caubère, Marie-Françoise Audollent, Frédéric Ladonne