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The bourgeois gentleman ()

Le bourgeois gentilhomme (original title)
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Monsieur Jourdain, upstart enriched and naive, dreams of being recognized in high society. To this end, he hires masters of music, dance and philosophy. The madness of honors, decorations, power has taken hold of our bourgeois.

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M. Jourdain
Rosy Varte ...
Madame Jourdain
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Covielle
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Dorimène
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Nicole (as Elizabeth Margoni)
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Le maître de philosophie / Philosophy Master
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Le maître d'armes
Xavier Saint-Macary ...
Dorante (as Xavier Saint Macary)
Franck Cabot-David ...
Cléonte (as Franck David)
Christine Deschaumes ...
Lucile
Pierre Gallon ...
Le maître de danse
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Le maître musique
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Françoise
Mario Gonzales ...
Le maître tailleur
Alain Salomon
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christian Bonnet
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Escrimeur 1
Laure Casteil
David Clair
Pierre Deny
Robert Le Béal
Gérard Richard
François Rostain ...
Escrimeur 2
Benoît Tessier
Claire Versane

Directed by

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Roger Coggio

Written by

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Roger Coggio ... (adaptation)
 
Bernard G. Landry ... (adaptation)
 
Molière ... (play)

Produced by

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Roger Coggio ... producer

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Jean Bouchéty

Cinematography by

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Claude Lecomte

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Raymonde Guyot

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Guy-Claude François

Costume Design by

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Françoise Tournafond

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Jacques Michel ... wig maker

Production Management

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Michel Choquet ... production manager
Pierre Saint-Blancat ... production manager

Art Department

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Claude Bessy ... choreographer
Jacques Brizzio ... assistant set designer
Robert Christidès ... set design
Jean Golovine ... assistant choreographer

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André Hervée ... sound

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Claude Carliez ... Fight arranger

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Michel Strasser ... grip

Music Department

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Jacques Revaux ... song producer
Michel Sardou ... song performer

Script and Continuity Department

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Claudine Strasser ... script supervisor trainee

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Claude Bessy ... choreographer

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Plot Summary

Monsieur Jourdain is the main character of the Bourgeois Gentilhomme de Molière. Drapier enriched, he is trained in increasingly ridiculous actions by his desire to transform himself into a "quality man". For this, he ensures the lessons of masters who, while deploring his lack of provisions, must recognize that it constitutes for them "a sweet rent". All the action is around the preparation and the representation of a ballet to offer "as a gift" to the Marquise Dorimène, whom Mr. Jourdain is courting, not for love, but for the title that it represents. The action ends with a triple marriage between Lucile (the daughter of Monsieur Jourdain) and Cléonte (her fiance), Dorimène and Dorante (the marquise and her suitor), and Nicole and Covielle (the servants). Monsieur Jourdain will attend, with all the company, the famous ballet that had been prepared.

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Also Known As
  • Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (France)
  • The bourgeois gentleman (United States)
  • ¿Cómo ligarse a una marquesa sin ser rico? (Spain)
  • Мещанин во дворянстве (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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  • 135 min
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