Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- playful
- elegant
- date night
- period drama evening
What critics said
Critics broadly regard Molière as a sophisticated and witty biographical comedy that brings the great satirist's theatrical world to life.
What sets it apart
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The film uses Molière's earlier entanglement with Monsieur Jourdain and the Jourdain household as an imaginative account of experiences that could inform his later satirical characters and situations.
Molière enters the Jourdain home under the false identity of Tartuffe, an austere priest, while helping Jourdain stage a seduction plot.
Jourdain's respectable family position, secret romantic ambitions, and reliance on theatrical deception expose the performance of social status in seventeenth-century France.
The film foregrounds a playwright's troupe, rehearsals, role-playing, aristocratic interiors, and the transformation of everyday deception into theatrical comedy.
Films like Moliere, and why
Shakespeare in Love
witty historical biopic centered on a celebrated playwright and theatrical performance
Cyrano de Bergerac
sophisticated period comedy exploring literary ambition, disguise, and romantic entanglements
Ridicule
French historical comedy-drama balancing theatrical artifice, romance, and social satire
The Libertine
playful literary period piece about performance, identity, and courtship
Movie Details
- Director
- Laurent Tirard
- Release Date
- 2007-01-31
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (204)
Cast
- Romain Duris
- Fabrice Luchini
- Édouard Baer
- Ludivine Sagnier
- Laura Morante
- Fanny Valette
- Gonzague Montuel
- Gilian Petrovski
- Sophie-Charlotte Husson
- Anne Suarez
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Moliere about?
- A stranded young Molière finds artistic inspiration and romantic chaos while posing as a priest inside a wealthy Parisian household.
- What is Moliere like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Moliere as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Moliere violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Moliere as mild.
- What did critics think of Moliere?
- Critics broadly regard Molière as a sophisticated and witty biographical comedy that brings the great satirist's theatrical world to life.
- Which films are like Moliere?
- Films with a similar feel include Shakespeare in Love, Cyrano de Bergerac, Ridicule, and The Libertine.
- How long is Moliere?
- Moliere runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch Moliere?
- In United States, Moliere is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
