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Moliere [2007] [DVD]

DVD ~ Laurent Tirard

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Directors: Laurent Tirard
Writers: Laurent Tirard, Gr�goire Vigneron
Format: PAL
Language French
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 12
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: 12 Nov 2007
Run Time: 116 minutes

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000UH3VHC
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,916 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
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Synopsis

Moliere, the French 17th century playwright behind THE MISANTHROPE and TARTUFFE, gets his SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE treatment in this entertaining romantic comedy-drama. Director Laurent Tirard paints a romantic portrait of the artist as a young man that's a deft mix of fact and fiction, involving wealthy buffoon Jourdain (Fabrice Luchini) who enlists Moliere's help to woo the icy Marquise Celimene (SWIMMING POOL's Ludivigne Sagnier). Jourdain's neglected wife (Laura Morante) regards Moliere's presence in their manor with suspicion (he's posing as a religious scholar). The callow Moliere finds himself drawn to Madame, despite her doubts, and she to him, especially when he helps her in aiding the forbidden romance of her daughter. Backed by a robust orchestral score, sumptuous period detail, and plenty of pratfall-suffused romantic entanglements (lifted from Moliere's plays), the movie bravely steps outside its dramatic outline to become a moving meditation on the meaning of love as selflessness, in the best French tradition of intellectual and romantic discourse. Romain Duris (THE BEAT MY HEART SKIPPED) is endearing as Moliere, but it's Morante who scores highest, playing yet another in Gallic cinema's many celebrated sexy, intelligent older women.

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1644, Paris, and 22-year-old Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, also known as Molière, is not yet the writer that history recognizes as the father and true master of comic satire, author of The Misanthrope and Tartuffe, and a dramatist to rank alongside Shakespeare and Sophocles. Far from it. He is, in fact, a failed actor.

His Illustrious Theatre Troupe, founded the previous year, is bankrupt. Hounded by creditors, Molière is thrown into jail, released, then swiftly imprisoned again. When the jailors finally let him go, he disappears. The combined efforts of historians have unearthed no trace of him before his reappearance, several months later, when his troupe begins touring the provinces - a tour that will last for thirteen years, and culminate in Molière's triumphant return to Paris in 1658.

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Moliere in Love, 12 Sep 2007

By	Al (UK) - See all my reviews

This film starts beautifully with Moliere and his troupe arriving in Paris after years on the road trawling the provinces, ready to begin the phase of his life for which he will be remembered. What has brought him to this point and where does his burning drive come from?
The bulk of the film tells us just that, and a very imaginative and wonderfully realised journey it is, weaving incidents from the famous plays into the entertainingly convoluted plot. Laura Morante as the love interest and Moliere's muse is fabulous but some of the scenes are stagy (when they are not meant to be)and finally it's very sumptuousness distracts from what could have been a moving portrait of the artistic temperament.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Moli�re in love, 27 Oct 2007

By	Varese (Le Mans, France) - See all my reviews

Well, this movie is not so bad after all. It is well filmed, it has everything you expect from a french movie portraying the "grand si�cle": excellent actors, good costumes, well-chosen sceneries but... the story is rather awful. Im am not even getting into historical accuracy since it is not what you should expect from this kind of cinema. It's just that it seems like a french remake of John Madden's "Shakespeare in love". The same kind of humour, the occasional references to the writer's work and a damned serious touch in the end - it is exactly the same thing. It is not so bad, but it bears a feeling of d�j�-vu...

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5.0 out of 5 stars A splendid movie about France's Shakespeare, not to be missed, 8 Aug 2007

By	Helen "hw" (England) - See all my reviews

Wonderful movie, brilliantly made and acted, especially Fabrice Lucchini who is a favourite of mine but everyone else is superb also.

My one hesitation is the use of a very long flashback. I wish they'd kept to straight chronological, but I imagine the flashback is more effective in France where unlike me they will recognise all the allusions to Moliere plays. I could guess that much or most (or all?) of the action was based on his plays but mostly not pick them out.

A very neat story, plenty of humour and some poignant moments too. A superior movie.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Clever and amazing
Whilst the "Shakespeare in love" comparisons may be hard to shift, I think this film needs to be considered in it's own right as story is so different and intelligently assembled... Read more

Published 24 days ago by Ian Thumwood

3.0 out of 5 stars a light hearted comedy
Shakespeare in love but French version- entertaining, fun and a nice way to spend 1h30 -The actors are excellent too

Published 1 month ago by B. V. D. Eecken

3.0 out of 5 stars French Fancy
You could do worse than spend an evening with this film, but despite the marketing blurb's comparison with 'Shakespeare in Love', it lacks the energy, formidable characters and... Read more

Published 7 months ago by E. Housby

5.0 out of 5 stars Moliere, the film
If the name of Moliere brings back unwanted memories of the classroom, forget them. His satirical social humour is timeless. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Robert Johns

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely enjoyable and inspiring film
We were enthralled with the outstanding acting and beautiful filming of this amusing yet penetrating movie. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Worldlife

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT MAN- GREAT MOVIE -GREAT DVD
Jean-baptiste poquelin pseudonym moliere is the best playwright france has ever produced ,he was born in 1622 and died in 1673 while performing in one of his plays . Read more

Published 16 months ago by Dr. U. L. Khawaja

1.0 out of 5 stars So slow and so twee
I studied Moliere at school and university so I was looking forward to something substantial. Instead it was ridiculously low-brow, a kind of Carry On Moliere. Read more

Published 18 months ago by William Cohen

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
This film made me laugh and cry all at once. It may not be a film that changes your life but it touches your soul.

Published 20 months ago by Sarah Louise Roy

3.0 out of 5 stars 3 1/2 Stars: Leather and Lace
Director/Writer Laurent Tirard and co-writer Gr�goire Vigneron have wisely decided to make this film about a short period of Moliere's (a can this actor do no wrong, Romain... Read more

Published 21 months ago by MICHAEL ACUNA

3.0 out of 5 stars Colourful French Costume Drama
I had looked forward to watching "Moliere" but I must admit that I was slightly disappointed with the film. Read more

Published 23 months ago by L. Davidson

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