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Moliere

2007 · 115 min

A witty, warm period romp that blends backstage comedy with romantic longing, played with theatrical flair and gentle irony.

Overview
Molière, a down-and-out actor-cum-playwright up to his ears in debt. When the wealthy Jourdain offers to cover that debt so that Molière's theatrical talents might help Jourdain win the heart of a certain widowed marquise, hilarity ensues.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • class
  • identity
  • art
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
romance, drama, comedy
Directed by
Laurent Tirard
Written by
Grégoire Vigneron, Laurent Tirard
Starring
Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini, Édouard Baer, Ludivine Sagnier, Laura Morante, Fanny Valette, Gonzague Montuel, Gilian Petrovski
Cinematography
Gilles Henry
Runtime
115 min
Country
France
Languages
Hungarian, Italian, French

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