One day his old friend gauthier lambert wilson, a famous tv star, arrives. Reflections on moliere welcome to my page of thoughts on the film moliere 2007, written and directed by laurent tirard and starring romain duris in the title role. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Its a comedy, and even though it reads well, i imagine to be truly appreciated it would be better to see the stage production, and see these remarkable characters come to life. The screenplay works hard to cram a long career into a fresh, wellmeaning. The misanthrope 1974 film 32 words no match in snippet view article the mistanthrope is a 1974 australian film adaptation of the play by moliere. From the director of the hit comedy, the women on the 6th floor comes bicycling with moliere a warm, funny, literate comedy starring renowned french actors, fabrice luchini and lambert wilson. With romain duris, fabrice luchini, laura morante, edouard baer. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. With terrific performances by fabrice luchini and lambert wilson, breathtaking photography, and a strong plot, philippe le guays dramedy is a refreshing modernday take on a french classic. Lambert wilson plays gauthier, a worldtraveling actordirector andre gregory type, while fabrice luchini plays serge, whos a lot like andres wallace shawn, in that hes a schlubby, neurotic curmudgeon, set in his ways. Cycling with moliere trailer 20 trailer for cycling with moliere.
A warm and winning chamber piece about two actors taking on the misanthrope and trying not to strangle one another in the process, philippe le guays cycling with moliere alceste a bicyclette provides further proof of the gallic writerdirectors talent for crafting finely acted, middlebrow dramedies with a heart. Tartuffe imposter, written by french playwright moliere in 1664, and first performed that same year. A once great actor, serge tanneur fabrice luchini, has retired from the limelight. Too much pressure meant that one day, he simply decided he would act no more.
To satisfy his creditors, a witty actor reinvents himself as a satirical playwright, with uproarious, yet bittersweet, results. Best of moliere best plays or other writings by jeanbaptiste poquelin moliere. French director philippe le guays alceste a bicyclette bicycling with moliere is based on actor fabrice luchinis original idea. A film which shows that monsieur moliere would always be important for all actors and directors. Luchini, whose last film together was the frothy boulevard comedy the women on the 6th floor. Doesnt matter if youve never read any moliere, the film stands up on its own but it may make you wnat to read some after youve watched it.
Imprisoned for debt, playwright moliere is rescued by an aristocrat who needs his help in order to seduce a young marquise. His father was one of eight court upholsterers to louis xiv, and thus the young man had access to the best education of the day, studying under the jesuits at the college of claremont. Operas and cycling, and travel get on your bike and ride to the opera house. With fabrice luchini, lambert wilson, maya sansa, camille japy. Fabrice luchini was born on november 1951 in paris, france as robert luchini. This tale about two actors rekindling an old friendship is lightweight, but still enjoyable. Salut et bienvenues sur bicycling with moliere streaming film. Bicycling with moliere film complet en entier streaming vf francais 20 qualite hd en sortira le dans le theatre. Lambert wilson usually plays characters at the more serious end of the spectrum i notice he is in the adaptation of irene. It is organized cooperatively, according to the original charter granted by louis xiv and. Scott murray, australia on the small screen 19701995, oxford uni press. I enjoyed this film a lot and felt the leading actors put in excellent performances. Sarcastically dismissing pretty much all of western literature in the breakfast club, bender tells claire that molay really pumps my nads. Can the differences between the two egocentric men be put aside for the sake of friendship and theatre.