The Misanthrope

Le Misanthrope

“A precise and melancholic exploration of the cost of total honesty in a world built on beautiful lies”

Célimène, a beautiful young widow, chooses to keep her many suitors hoping in order to preserve her freedom, even though she is drawn to one of them, Alceste. An idealist, Alceste refuses to play the social game; he seeks to persuade the young woman to abandon her strategy and give herself over to an exclusive love. Theater play "Le misanthrope" played by the "Comédie française" in 2000. Rather than a simple recording of a live theater performance, this version was explicitly structured as a television movie. It blended cinematic camera work with the theatrical script.

Director

Jean-Pierre Miquel

Director

Francis Girod

Screenplay

Michèle Belhomme

Screenplay

Molière

Status

Released

Release date

14/11/2000

Original language

French