Molière backdrop

Molière 1978 Directed by Ariane Mnouchkine

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.

Country France
Production Countries France , Italy
Language French
Spoken Language French
Gneres Drama , History
Release Date 30 August 1978
240 mins
Cast
Philippe Caubère Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière / La Mort
Marie-Françoise Audollent La Forest / La servante
Frédéric Ladonne Molière enfant
Jean Dasté Le grand-père de Molière
Daniel Mesguich Monsieur, frère du Roi
Albert Delpy Boileau
Odile Cointepas La mère de Molière
Joséphine Derenne Madeleine Béjart
Brigitte Catillon Armande Béjart
Julien Maurel L'ami de Molière
Philippe Cointepas Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste
Armand Delcampe Jean Poquelin, le père de Molière
Mathieu Rongier Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste
Alexandre Ferran Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste
Thomas Félix-Françoise Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste
Maurice Chevit Le curé de l'école
Sania Ballerini Nicolas, frère de Jean-Baptiste
Arnault Thébault Jean , frère de Jean-Baptiste
Sigoléne Bonnaud Madeleine, petite sœur de Jean-Baptiste
Mario Gonzales Scaramouche / Jean-Baptiste Lully
Guy-Claude François L'homme-oiseau
Jean Brard Le maître-tapissier
Jonathan Sutton La Grange