Directed by:
Laurent TirardCinematography:
Gilles HenryComposer:
Frédéric TalgornCast:
Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini, Laura Morante, Edouard Baer, Ludivine Sagnier, Fanny Valette, Annelise Hesme, Arié Elmaleh, Clio Baran, Stéphane Foenkinos (more)Plots(1)
1644, Paris. A driven young actor Jean-Baptiste Poquelin is released from debtors' prison. He disappears into a gilded world of intrigue, mystery, sex and passion, from which he wiill emerge reborn as Moliere, the master of comic satire and a dramatist to rival Shakespeare himself. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Romain Duris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/745/163745871_ca5282.png)
Romain Duris
France
Best movies:
The Crazy Stranger (1997)
Daaaaaalí! (2023)
Our Struggles (2018)
![Fabrice Luchini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273217_b734ce.jpg)
Fabrice Luchini
France
Best movies:
The Aviator's Wife (1981)
Full Moon in Paris (1984)
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (1987)
![Laura Morante](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/699/158699698_7032f1.jpg)
Laura Morante
Italy
Best movies:
L'affaire Dreyfus (1994) (series)
Mother Teresa of Calcutta (2003) (TV movie)
Le due vite di Mattia Pascal (1985)
![Edouard Baer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/148/163148923_b2c6d0.png)
Edouard Baer
France
Best movies:
Daaaaaalí! (2023)
The Apartment (1996)
Le Grand Restaurant (2010) (TV movie)
![Ludivine Sagnier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/516/160516623_e1d22d.png)
Ludivine Sagnier
France
Best movies:
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008)
Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
![Fanny Valette](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/400/159400726_9d9249.jpg)
Fanny Valette
France
Best movies:
Molière (2007)
Mr. Stein Goes Online (2017)
Alex Hugo (2014) (series)
![Annelise Hesme](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/517/160517825_c760ac.png)
Annelise Hesme
France
Best movies:
Paris (2008)
L’Escalier de fer (2013) (TV movie)
Molière (2007)
![Arié Elmaleh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/723/160723153_07a399.png)
Arié Elmaleh
Morocco
Best movies:
Persepolis (2007)
Molière (2007)
The Brats (2013)
Clio Baran
Best movies:
The Escape of Louis XVI (2008)
Molière (2007)
Lagardere (2003) (TV movie)
Stéphane Foenkinos
Best movies:
Persepolis (2007)
Female Agents (2008)
Molière (2007)
![Anne Suarez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/673/158673527_321d8e.jpg)
Anne Suarez
Best movies:
Full Time (2021)
Polisse (2011)
Les Côtelettes (2003)
![François Civil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/063/161063694_830c11.png)
François Civil
France
Best movies:
The Stronghold (2020)
Les Trois Mousquetaires : D'Artagnan (2023)
Celle que vous croyez (2019)
![Sophie-Charlotte Husson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/214/163214823_fc3a54.png)
Sophie-Charlotte Husson
France
Best movies:
Little Nicholas (2009)
The Maiden and the Wolves (2008)
Team Spirit (2016)
Caroline Gillain
Best movies:
Molière (2007)
![Pierre Laplace](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/488/160488364_cc5b93.png)
Pierre Laplace
Best movies:
Tombés du ciel (1993)
Une villa pour deux (2003) (TV movie)
Overdose (2022)
![Wilfred Benaïche](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/846/161846486_91ed87.png)
Wilfred Benaïche
Best movies:
Up, Down, Fragile (1995)
Same Old Song (1997)
Chocolat (2016)
Daphné de Quatrebarbes
Best movies:
Lautrec (1998)
Molière (2007)
Envole-moi (2021)
Antoine Blanquefort
Best movies:
Shut Up! (2003)
A.L.F. (Animal Liberation Front) (2012)
The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
François Toumarkine
Best movies:
La Haine (1995)
Regular Lovers (2005)
Le Péril jeune (1994)
Yves Robin
Best movies:
Molière (2007)
Alternate Weeks (and Half the Vacation) (2009)
Laughter and Punishment (2003)