Molière

1978 · 253 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 776 VOTES · DIR. Ariane Mnouchkine

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,666 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:03:03 - How is he? - Not well.
00:12:41 No, give me one.
00:23:01 Good day my delicious Good day my love
00:37:34 Let's not stay here.
00:46:54 What a beautiful day.
00:51:39 brothel-keepers and other shameful women.
01:10:51 When any violence
01:21:55 No one among them may contradict such decisions.
01:26:58 And I would consider that I was
01:32:49 filling the vessel
01:48:33 They're blowing away.
02:01:55 Wait till Maimé tells us to push!
02:10:34 He is trying to win the King over.
02:17:49 We're having November
02:29:23 Rule!
02:43:20 The contract.
02:54:08 confess, acknowledge and swear before God
03:01:40 I've learned much about the hearts of men.
03:07:22 You commit an offense
03:12:26 I know too well the power a play can exert.
03:17:21 He just passed on his way to the Music Court.
03:25:48 I shall be in Saint Germain on Monday
03:37:49 I scribble, I scrawl...
03:53:32 Faster! He's dying!

Cast & Characters

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 Roger Planchon Colbert 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
Jean-Claude Penchenat Louis XIV
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
Patrick Floersheim Le curé
Jonathan Sutton La Grange

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,666
Dialogue density6.6 lines / min
First line00:03:03
Final line03:53:32

Production Record

DirectorAriane Mnouchkine
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes776

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