Molière and the King (2022)

8.0/10 • 92 min • Documentary History

Overview

The life and work of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-73), the greatest French-language playwright, Molière, who revolutionized theater by bringing to the stage, with lucidity and dazzling modernity, the themes of his time and who had a special relationship with Louis XIV, the dazzling Sun King, that allowed him to develop as an artist while using his talent, like that of many other artists of his time, to enhance his personal glory.

Cast

Elsa Lepoivre

Self (voice)

Mathieu Buscatto

Self (voice)

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