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Front page of L'École des femmes —engraving from the 1719 edition. The School for Wives (French: L'école des femmes; pronounced [lekɔl de fam]) is a theatrical comedy written by the seventeenth century French playwright Molière and considered by some critics to be one of his finest achievements.
Mother Teresa's official biography, by Navin Chawla, was published in 1992. [90] In Calcutta, she is worshipped as a deity by some Hindus. [91] To commemorate the 100th anniversary of her birth, the government of India issued a special ₹ 5 coin (the amount of money Mother Teresa had when she arrived in India) on 28 August 2010.
Haunted by the images of the hungry people, Mother Teresa decides to leave the convent to devote her life to caring for the poorest of the poor. Soon after her arrival in the slums, Mother Teresa teaches the children to read and write, but she faces opposition from the adults in the slum who mistrust her because of the colour of her skin.
Mother Paula of Odivelas (Paula Teresa da Silva e Almeida; 17 June 1701 – 4 July 1768 [1]) was a Portuguese nun and royal mistress. Abbess of the Monastery of Saint Denis of Odivelas , she became the most famous mistress of King John V of Portugal and bore him a son, one of the Children of Palhavã .
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 (or more specifically, a farce) by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical ...
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.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta is a 2003 biographical television film based on the life of Mother Teresa, the founder of the Missionaries of Charity religious institute. The film stars Olivia Hussey in the title role and received a CAMIE award in 2007. The film was originally produced as the Italian television miniseries Madre Teresa.
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.