France 3 cin©♭ma (Firm)

Moliere is a down-and-out actor and playwright who is up to his ears in debt. The wealthy Jourdain offers to cover that debt so that Moli©·re's theatrical talents might help Jourdain win the heart of a certain widowed marquise. Disguised as a priest, Moli©·re becomes a guest in Jourdain's palace on the subtext of teaching Jourdain the craft of the stage, all this to the annoyance of Jourdain's wife, Elmire. But, soon after, the confrontation between...