Molière (6.1)

Movie · 1978 · 4 h 13 min · Drama, History

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.

Directed by: Ariane Mnouchkine

Starring Philippe Caubère, Marie-Françoise Audollent, Frédéric Ladonne, Jean Dasté, Roger Planchon, Daniel Mesguich, Albert Delpy, Odile Cointepas, Joséphine Derenne, Brigitte Catillon

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