La Poudre aux yeux

Created in 1861, this comedy by Eugène Labiche depicts two bourgeois families obsessed with appearances who intend to marry off their children. Labiche exposes the social rivalry between the two families through tyrannical female characters and submissive husbands, whose only concern is to create illusions in society.

Screenplay

Eugène Labiche

Director

Agnes Delarive

Status

Released

Release date

09/10/1976

Original language

French