Molière pour rire et pour pleurer

La storia

Sinossi in inglese

Molière pour rire et pour pleurer recounts the life of Jean‑Baptiste Poquelin, from his childhood in an artisan family to his rise as Molière, a central figure of French theatre. The series shows his difficult decision to abandon the family trade and join Madeleine Béjart to found L’Illustre Théâtre, marked by debts and repeated setbacks.

While touring the provinces, he shapes his style and discovers the power of comedy. Back in Paris, he makes a name for himself with Les Précieuses ridicules, but his sharp satires provoke fierce opposition, especially during the Tartuffe scandal. Supported by Louis XIV, he continues despite attacks, literary rivalries, and tensions within his troupe, particularly with Armande Béjart.

The miniseries also follows his growing exhaustion, his determination to perform at any cost, and his final breath after Le Malade imaginaire, the ultimate symbol of an artist who lived — and died — for the stage.

Cast

J Jean-Pierre DarrasMolière C Caroline CellierAmande M Marianne ComtellMadeleine Béjart R Roger MiremontMolière jeune B Bernard AlaneLa Grange C Christian ParisyLouis Béjart · Louis Béjart adulte M Michèle GrellierCatherine de Brie D Denis ManuelLouis XIV W Wolfgang WeiserDe Brie · de Brie M Maud RayerGeneviève Béjart S Sarah SandersMarquise du Parc L Louis SeignerPoquelin père

Mostra altri interpreti

D DalèsMontfleury P Paul MerceyMonsieur de Ratabon J Jean-Marie RobainDonneau de Vize M Michel AumontDu Croisy J Jean-Paul MoulinotMonsieur de Lamoignon P Pinkas BraunAbbé Roulle G Gabrielle DoulcetLa Forest A Alice SapritchMadame Béjart A André ReybazPierre Corneille H Henri CourseauxJoseph Béjart E Edmond TamizFiorelli G Guy GrossoDu Parc J Jean TurlierRibou A Antoine MarinMembre du Saint Sacrement · Homme Saint Sacrement J Jean-Louis BroustBoileau P Pierre DeromeLe Marquis · Le marquis S Siegfried WischnewskiMonsieur de Perefixe E Eric PoliLe Baron enfant · Baron enfant H Henri GuybetMauvillain B Benoît BrioneLa Thorillière P Pascal MazzottiPère de la chaise · Père de la Chaise C Claude RolletLulli V Vincent TestanièreLouis Béjart enfant H Henri CoutetBéjart père P Pierre ReppPinel P PiermyNicolas A Albert MichelGreffier Prison T Thérèse LiotardCatherine de Surlis E Ermanno CasanovaMaître Aubry R René CousinierBary A Alexandre RignaultDufresne H Henri VilbertMaître Gely G Georges SerLe prince de Conti C Corinne LahayeMadame de Calvimont A Albert SimonoCosnac F Fernand GuiotChapelain Conti P Philippe DumatThomas Corneille J Jacques CironHuissier à Lyon M Marcel AmontLa Fontaine M Max MontavonAmateur de ballets E Evelyne BuyleUne précieuse G Gisèle GrimmUne précieuse J Jean-Pierre ZolaUn cocu R Roger TrappUn cocu M Marcelle BarreauHabilleuse J Jean FranceyVieil acteur D Daniel DervalLe vicomte H Henri CzarniakLa feuillade J Jean-François CalvéDuc de Créqui C Clément MichuCuré Saint Germain A Alix MahieuxDame Saint Sacrement L Laurence de MonaghanLa Vallière G Georges DescrièresLe chevalier P Pierre DuncanLe portier B Bernard MussonUn huissier M Michel RobinLe soldat M Marcel GassoukBasque Y Yves CarlevarisRacine M MichouBeauchamp G Gérard GiroudonLe jeune comédien É Édouard NiermansBaron A Axel GanzLe gendarme M Max VialleJonsac R Raoul DelfosseChapelle J Jacques BleuL'officier du Roi N Nicole VasselMademoiselle Beauval