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The tyrannical father of Cléante and Élise Harpagon is a sexagenarian bourgeois miser whose love for his cash box exceeds that for his children. He builds his wealth by lending at usurious rate while pinching every penny at home, refusing to replace the worn-out clothes of the servants he abuses.
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).
The Miser; Directed by: Tonino Cervi: Written by: Rodolfo Sonego, Cesare Frugoni, Alberto Sordi, Tonino Cervi (from Molière's play) Produced by: Tonino Cervi: Starring: Alberto Sordi Laura Antonelli Miguel Bosè Christopher Lee Carlo Croccolo: Cinematography: Armando Nannuzzi, Enrico Appetito: Edited by: Nino Baragli: Music by: Piero Piccioni ...
How the richest woman in the world—mocked as a ‘miser’ in the press—helped bail out New York City during the panic of 1907. Will Daniel. March 17, 2024 at 7:00 AM.
The Imaginary Invalid, The Hypochondriac, or The Would-Be Invalid (French title Le Malade imaginaire, [lə malad imaʒinɛːʁ]) is a three-act comédie-ballet by the French playwright Molière with dance sequences and musical interludes (H.495, H.495 a, H.495 b) by Marc-Antoine Charpentier.
L'avaro ("The Miser"), is an opera (dramma giocoso) in three acts composed by Pasquale Anfossi. The libretto by Giovanni Bertati is based on Molière 's 17th-century comedy The Miser . Considered one of Anfossi's best operas, it premiered at the Teatro San Moisè in Venice in the autumn season of 1775 and was subsequently performed throughout ...
Heat Miser in 'The Year Without a Santa Claus' (right); Snow Miser (left) The Year Without a Santa Claus , a Christmas special from Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr., turns 50 this December
The Miser was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 1146–1158 in its catalogues, where it is listed as a scène artistique dramatico-comique. [1] The surviving print is incomplete; another scene is evidenced in a production still, but it is presumed lost .