In 1922, to celebrate the tercentenary of the birth of Molière, the Frenchman gave a complete set of his plays.
In 2022, Éric Ruf is focusing more on its complexity and the way we hear it today.
Six months of programming exclusively dedicated to the playwright kicks off tonight.
To discover
Service: book your tickets for Les Démons at the Comédie-Française on the Figaro ticket office
LE FIGARO.
- First of all, how did you discover Molière?
Eric Ruf.
- Like everyone else, I had to learn a few scenes from Molière in French class.
On the other hand, I remember very well having seen, without knowing what I was going to expect,
Le Tartuffe
directed by Jacques Lassalle with Gérard Depardieu - who had directed the film - and François Périer.
It was in 1984. I must have been surprised because I still remember it.
Then, it was the
Molière
of Ariane Mnouchkine, with Philippe Caubère.
There was something erotic, moving, baroque in this film.
A smell of carnival.
As a set designer, I could almost capture all of my childhood emotions in this film...
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