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''Molière'' is a 1978 French drama film directed by Ariane Mnouchkine. It was entered into the
1978 Cannes Film Festival The 31st Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 30 May 1978. The Palme d'Or went to the L'albero degli zoccoli by Ermanno Olmi. This festival saw the introduction of a new non-competitive section, 'Un Certain Regard', which replaces 'Les Yeux ...
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Plot

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
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Molière who impresses firstly the Duke of Orleans and then even
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Cast

* Philippe Caubère as Molière / The Death * Frédéric Ladonne as Molière, child * Jonathan Sutton as La Grange * Julien Maurel as The friend of Molière * Philippe Cointepas as The comrades Molière * Maurice Chevit as The priest of the school * Odile Cointepas as The mother *
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as The father *
Jean Dasté Jean Dasté, born Jean Georges Gustave Dasté, (18 September 1904 in Paris, France – 15 October 1994 in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, Loire, France)Joséphine Derenne as Madeleine Béjart * Brigitte Catillon as Armande Béjart *
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as Scaramouche * Albert Delpy as Nicolas Boileau * Guy-Claude François as The bird-man *
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as Les dévots *
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as Les dévots *
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* Cultural depictions of Molière 1978 films Italian drama films 1970s French-language films 1970s biographical drama films Films set in the 17th century Films directed by Ariane Mnouchkine French biographical drama films Biographical films about dramatists and playwrights 1978 drama films 1970s French films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-France-film-stub