Moliere (2007) on Netflix
Released from debtor's prison when the rich Monsieur Jourdain pays his debts, the actor Molière agrees to teach him acting. Jourdain courts the widow Célimène, so Molière poses as a priest.
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- Rotten Tomatoes69%
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Plot summary
Paris, 1658: Molière is back with his troupe to play in a theater granted by the king's brother, and his mind goes back thirteen years, to the company he bankrupted and the debt he could not pay, for which he was thrown in prison. Monsieur Jourdain, a wealthy commoner with social ambitions, clears what the actor owes on one condition: lessons in the craft of the stage. Jourdain, married to Elmire and the father of two daughters, is obsessed with Célimène, an aristocrat lately widowed, and has written a short play for her. To keep the plan from his household, Molière is brought in as Tartuffe, a priest hired to tutor the younger daughter.
Cast
- Gonzague Montuelas Valère
- Gilian Petrovskias Thomas
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Moliere (2007)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Although Molière's plot is mostly invented, many of its scenes follow actual scenes and text from Molière's own plays, among them Tartuffe, Le Misanthrope, Le Malade imaginaire and Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, whose main character is likewise named Jourdain.
