Les Plaisirs de l'île enchantée

Overview

In May 1664, Louis XIV celebrated the completion of major expansion work at Versailles. For the occasion, the king called on Molière's talent to compose these evenings for the court and the comedians. These very familiar festivities spotlighted two historical figures: Louis XIV and Molière. These entertainments are composed of three plays by Molière: La Princesse d'Elide, Le Mariage forcé and three acts of Tartuffe. Maurice Béjart staged these gargantuan evenings at the Comédie-Française, where excess was omnipresent in these pleasures.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 8, 1981

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

Ina,Editions Montparnasse,INA

Cast

Catherine Samie,Virginie Pradal,François Chaumette,Michel Duchaussoy,Geneviève Casile,Bernard Dhéran

Director

Dirk Sanders

Writer

Molière

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0830940