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Le Misanthrope

1977 · 125 min

A talky, stagebound chamber piece that plays like a witty, bitter debate on human vanity, rewarding patience with verbal elegance.

Directed by
Jean-Paul Carrère
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Georges Descrières, Michel Duchaussoy, Bernard Dhéran
Overview
Alceste hates all of humanity, denounces its hypocrisy, cowardice and compromise. But he nevertheless loves Célimène, flirtatious and slanderous. The virtuous thus launches into battles lost in advance which force him to flee.

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Directed by
Jean-Paul Carrère
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Georges Descrières, Michel Duchaussoy, Bernard Dhéran
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • morality
  • love
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Jean-Paul Carrère
Starring
Georges Descrières, Michel Duchaussoy, Bernard Dhéran, Gérard Caillaud, Philippe Rondest, Guy Michel, Béatrice Agenin, Bérengère Dautun
Runtime
125 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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