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L’Étourdi ou les Contretemps (The Blunderer, or the Counterplots), also known in English as The Bungler, [b] is a five-act theatrical comedy by the French playwright Molière. After premiering in Lyon in 1655, [ 2 ] [ a ] it appeared at the Théâtre du Petit-Bourbon in Paris in November 1658. [ 3 ]
The Miser (French: L'Avare; pronounced; also known by the longer name L'Avare ou L'École du Mensonge, meaning The Miser, or the School for Lies) [1] [2] is a five-act comedy in prose by the French playwright Molière.
L'Avare is a 1980 French comedy film written and directed by Louis de Funès and Jean Girault, and starring de Funès. The English title of the film is The Miser. It is an adaptation of Molière's famous comedy L'Avare (The Miser). De Funès tried to draw out the unhappy side of the character.
Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite (/ t ɑːr ˈ t ʊ f,-ˈ t uː f /; [1] French: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, pronounced [taʁtyf u lɛ̃pɔstœʁ]), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical theatre roles.
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The Plain Dealer is a Restoration comedy by William Wycherley, first performed on 11 December 1676. The play is based on Molière 's Le Misanthrope , and is generally considered Wycherley's finest work along with The Country Wife .
This is a list of American comedy films.. Comedy films are separated into two categories: short films and feature films.Any film over 40 minutes long is considered to be of feature-length (although most feature films produced since 1950 are considerably longer, those made in earlier eras frequently ranged from little more than an hour to as little as four reels, which amounted to about 44 ...
L'Amour médecin (Dr. Cupid) is a French comedy written by Molière.It was presented for the first time by order of King Louis XIV at Versailles on September 22, 1665. . Molière's foreword to the text states that the play is only a sketch, a mere impromptu commissioned for one of the Royal Enterta