Molière (1978)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Molière |
| Original title | Molière |
| Country of production | Italy , France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1978 |
| length | 260 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ariane Mnouchkine |
| script | Ariane Mnouchkine |
| production |
Claude Lelouch , Les Films 13 |
| music | René Clemencic |
| camera |
Bernard Zitzermann , Jean-Paul Meurisse |
| cut |
Françoise Javet , Georges Klotz |
| occupation | |
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Molière is a French - Italian historical film by the theater maker Ariane Mnouchkine , which was released in French cinemas on August 30, 1978 and in German cinemas on December 8, 1978. Ariane Mnouchkine had worked on the project since 1976, in which many of her actors from the Théâtre du Soleil also participated.
action
The film tells the life of the French comedy poet and actor Molière (1622–1673), beginning with his childhood. His desire to become an actor against the resistance of his father (a bourgeois wallpaper maker), his mother's early death, his first encounter with the theater as a law student, after having just finished the bloody suppression of a carnival procession with a comrade The bishop's soldiers in Orléans had escaped. There he met the actress Madeleine Bejart, whose troupe he joined. He is accepted into the family of actors and is a lover of the Bejart. First of all, his father still has to release him from the debt tower, but after joining the Dufresnes troop things are slowly improving.
Life as a traveling actor on the fringes of society is shown. Molière learns that harlequin comedies in the style of the Commedia dell'arte can reach more audiences than with tragedies (Racine). He was promoted to chief playwright and principal of the troops. In addition to country inns, they also appeared at the court of the Duke of Orléans in 1658 and, as the culmination of their career, with his brother Louis XIV of France, who takes a liking to them and lets him organize parties and theater evenings - in collaboration with the composer and court music conductor Jean -Baptiste Lully .
When they performed again in Paris after many years of traveling and the theater company was well established, he made the decision at a party with the theater company to marry Madeleine Bejart's daughter, Armande. Later, shortly before her death, Molière is reconciled with Madeleine. In a long final sequence, Molière dies of a hemorrhage (tuberculosis), accompanied by the music of Henry Purcell .
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Jean Carmet and Jacques Villeret also play along, but fell victim to the scissors in the final version.
In addition to his own compositions, Clemencic uses music by Henry Purcell (King Arthur), Claudio Monteverdi (L'Orfeo), Jean-Baptiste Lully (Te deum, ballet music “Bal Réglé”, “Ballet Royale de l'Impatience”), Jean Japart (“ L'Homme Oiseau ”). It is interpreted by the Clemencic Consort . The CD with the music was released by Harmonia Mundi.
In addition to a five-hour TV version, there is another feature film about the life of Molière by Laurent Tirard from 2007 with Romain Duris in the leading role.
criticism
“The biography of the French writer Molière (1622–1673) in a convincing, theatrical production. An opulent picture feast that is extraordinary in terms of direction and representation, but also reveals social structures and the people of Molière. "
Awards
In 1979 the film received a César for Best Cinematography (Bernard Zitzermann) and Best Design (Guy-Claude Francois), but was also nominated for best film, sound (Alix Comte) and direction. In 1978 he took part in the competition for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival .
Web links
- Molière in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- French website about the film at the Theater de Soleil
- Kino TV to the film
Individual evidence
- ↑ Molière. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .