Recap: Molière has returned to Paris after touring the country for 13 years, furthering his fame and reputation. Now the King himself has given him a theatre in Paris, and is expecting a grand performance. Especially, he is expecting a farce, a comedy, the genre that has made Moliere famous. Problem is, Moliere himself is thinking that to examine the human soul , he must write a tragedy, which he is really bad at. But an old acquaintance gives him the inspiration to write a comedy that both entertain and touch, inspired by what he himself experienced just before he went on tour.
Comments: The movie is supposedly a modern adaption and combination of Molière's own plays Tartuffe and The Bourgeois Gentleman. I haven't seen any of the plays (only other by Molière) but it does show that the humor in Molière's comedies still work. Because Moliére (the movie) is both intelligent, witty and funny. But also Tirard and Vigneron, who has written the adaption does deserve credit.
The movie uses a witty dialog, but also deception and duplicity to create peculiar and fun situations. It is very true to the farce, and very good at it. There is also something happening, often something new as the movie scarcely repeats itself. It was a real treat to watch.
To skip this because of the language, or because of it plays out in the 17th century, is a mistake. This comedy is at least as good as any of the more modern comedies made in Hollywood (which I also like by the way).
7/10
Comments: The movie is supposedly a modern adaption and combination of Molière's own plays Tartuffe and The Bourgeois Gentleman. I haven't seen any of the plays (only other by Molière) but it does show that the humor in Molière's comedies still work. Because Moliére (the movie) is both intelligent, witty and funny. But also Tirard and Vigneron, who has written the adaption does deserve credit.
The movie uses a witty dialog, but also deception and duplicity to create peculiar and fun situations. It is very true to the farce, and very good at it. There is also something happening, often something new as the movie scarcely repeats itself. It was a real treat to watch.
To skip this because of the language, or because of it plays out in the 17th century, is a mistake. This comedy is at least as good as any of the more modern comedies made in Hollywood (which I also like by the way).
7/10