MODERN MOLIERE

Modern Moliere
Tartuffe & The Misanthrope
The Best of Moliere Retold for a Modern Audience.

Two of the World's Greatest Literary Classics with a Modern Twist.

Students can explore and interpret the universal themes presented by the France's most famous 17th century playwright, through a contemporary production that takes place more than three centuries later.

Moliere, born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673) was a French playwright and actor who is considered one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Moliere became famous for his farces, comedies in verse and musical comedies. Among Moliere's best-known dramas are The Misanthrope widely regarded as his most refined masterpiece, The School for Wives, Tartuffe or the Hypocrite, The Miser The Imaginary Invalid and The Bourgeois Gentleman.

Suggested Audience: Grade Level 8-12 / Universities / Adult.

Teachers/student guide available on our website in the teachers guide section.

Modern Moliere: TARTUFFE

Moliere's Most Famous Comedy Set in Contemporary Los Angeles. Based on the Classic Play, Tartuffe or The Hypocrite.

This contemporary of Moliere's classical comedy, Tartuffe is the timeless story of a religious impostor who tries to steal his wealthy benefactor's wife, daughter and fortune. Set in modern-day Los Angeles and told all in rhyme, Tartuffe comes brilliantly and bitingly alive on screen. The simple elegance of this 21st Century translation will be appreciated by both students and aficionados.

30 min.

		$69.95 L4801DVD

Modern Moliere: THE MISANTHROPE

Moliere's Best Known Comedy set in Contemporary Los Angeles. Based on the Classic Play,The Misanthrope.

In this modern adaptation of Moliere's classical comedy The Misanthrope, ageless themes of misguided love are hilariously retold. Alceste, a reclusive curmudgeon, is disenchanted with the world. He falls in love with the flirtatious Celimene, a beautiful but very shallow woman. Told in tandem with Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, Moliere's best-known work today, satirizes the hypocrisies of French aristocratic society of his time. This updated version is set in contemporary Los Angeles against the backdrop of L.A. music scene and recording industry, but the characters and moral themes are recognizably linked to Moliere's classic comedy. Written entirely in verse, the Misanthrope's meter is understandable to students and its poetic structure will be appreciated by Moliere scholars.

30 min.

		$69.95 L4802DVD