Le bourgeois gentilhomme (1982)

Director:

Roger Coggio

Writers:

Roger Coggio, Molière (play)

Stars:

Michel Galabru, Rosy Varte, Christine Deschaumes

Cast

Credited cast:
Michel Galabru	...	M. Jourdain
Rosy Varte	...	Madame Jourdain
Christine Deschaumes	...	Lucile
Elisabeth Margoni	...	Nicole
Franck Cabot-David	...	Cléonte (as Frank David)
Roger Coggio	...	Covielle
Xavier Saint-Macary	...	Dorante
Ludmila Mikaël	...	Dorimène
Etienne Chicot	...	Le maître musique
Pierre Gallon	...	Le maître de danse
Robert Manuel	...	Le maître d'armes
Jean-Pierre Darras	...	Le maître de philosophie / Philosophy Master
Mario Gonzales	...	Le maître tailleur
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christian Bonnet
Didier Bourdon

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on play

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

3 March 1982 (France)

Filming Locations:

Senlis, Oise, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Epoc Films, Garland Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of The Bourgeois Gentleman (1945)

User Reviews

The prodigious snob

Roger Coggio thought the French audience did not give Molière the attention the great writer deserved.Thus he tried his hand at "Les Fourberies De Scapin" which he tried to take "out of the stage",filming on location when he could.Some of Molière's best lines were lost in the process."Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme " which takes place entirely in the house of Monsieur Jourdain stood in little danger to bring this about.Unfortunately the movie is marred by an irrelevant song "L'Argent " which tells Jourdain that "money is used for making money" ;which maybe true afterward but was not in Molière 's times ;never a bourgeois would have thought of political power.Colbert ,for instance, was in the service of the Sun king,but the king ruled alone.