Learning on ScreenMoliÈre
- Synopsis
- Introduction to the life and work of the French dramatist and actor Molière. Using illustrations, his career is traced from fledgling actor to famous playwright and actor-manager. Argues that he was primarily a showman rather than a man of letters, and that his plays are clearly the work of a man of the theatre, concerned with delighting and amusing the paying customer, rather than the work of an author concerned with the theorists.
- Series
- Portraits Souvenirs, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- France
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 196
- Availability
- OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
- Subjects
- French studies
- Keywords
- biographies; drama in French; French writers; Molière, Jean Baptiste
Credits
- Director
- Peter Coltman
- Producer
- Peter Coltman
- Writer
- David Shaw
- Cast
David Shaw
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
- Availability
- Hire
- Duration/Size
- 106 minutes
- Year
- 2004
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Higher Education Film & Video Library
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac. External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1503
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ - Notes
- Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.
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