Molière and the King
Mar 27 2022
•2h 32m
•Documentary, History
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.
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Elsa Lepoivre
Self (voice)
Mathieu Buscatto
Self (voice)
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