The Misanthrope
“A precise and melancholic exploration of the cost of total honesty in a world built on beautiful lies”
Célimène, a beautiful young widow, chooses to keep her many suitors hoping in order to preserve her freedom, even though she is drawn to one of them, Alceste. An idealist, Alceste refuses to play the social game; he seeks to persuade the young woman to abandon her strategy and give herself over to an exclusive love. Theater play "Le misanthrope" played by the "Comédie française" in 2000. Rather than a simple recording of a live theater performance, this version was explicitly structured as a television movie. It blended cinematic camera work with the theatrical script.
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Alberte Aveline
Arsinoë
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Michel Favory
Oronte
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Isabelle Gardien
Éliante
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Denis Podalydès
Alceste
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Laurent d'Olce
Clitandre
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The Clearstream Affair
Clotilde de Bayser
Célimène
Known for
The Little Thief
Laurent Natrella
Philinte
Known for
An Officer and a Spy
White Fang
Christian Gonon
Acaste
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Guillaume Gallienne
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Yves Saint Laurent
Alain Lahaye
Basque
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Francis Girod Director · Jean-Pierre Miquel Director Molière Writer
First release November 14, 2000 · Production Le Théâtre Marigny, France•3 · Original title Le Misanthrope
Production
Vieux Colombier
Production
Le Théâtre Marigny
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France•3
Production
Néria Productions
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Euripide Productions
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La Comédie-Française
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Le Centre National De La Cinematographie
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Languages
Original title
Le Misanthrope
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 14, 2000
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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