Who is Jean-Baptiste Poquelin dit Molière in Moliere?

Romain Duris plays Jean-Baptiste Poquelin dit Molière in the film.

What is Moliere about?

After disappearing for three months following his imprisonment, the great dramatist Moliere (at the time a failed actor) takes refuge in the home of a wealthy man who erased the playwright's debt in exchange for teaching him the craft of the stage. Meanwhile, as Moliere's bourgeois friend engages in a dangerous love affair, Moliere himself falls passionately in love with the man's wife--who knows him only as an unwelcome interloper in their home.

Moliere

Name: Moliere
Genre: Art House/Foreign,Drama
Released: 2007-07-27
Duration: 120
Rating: 79

PG-13 2 hr

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How long is Moliere?: Moliere is 2 hr long.

Who directed Moliere?: Laurent Tirard

Who is Jean-Baptiste Poquelin dit Molière in Moliere?: Romain Duris plays Jean-Baptiste Poquelin dit Molière in the film.

What is Moliere about?: After disappearing for three months following his imprisonment, the great dramatist Moliere (at the time a failed actor) takes refuge in the home of a wealthy man who erased the playwright's debt in exchange for teaching him the craft of the stage. Meanwhile, as Moliere's bourgeois friend engages in a dangerous love affair, Moliere himself falls passionately in love with the man's wife--who knows him only as an unwelcome interloper in their home.