The Learned Ladies (2003)
The Learned Ladies is a comedy by Molière in five acts, written in verse. A satire on academic pretension, female education, and préciosité (French for preciosity), it was one of his most popular comedies and the last of his great plays in verse. The character Trissotin, the main antagonist, is a caricature of Charles Cotin, an adversary of Nicolas Boileau and Molière, who both saw him as the perfect example of a pedantic scholar and mediocre scribbler.
- Released
- 2003-01-01
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Georges Bensoussan
Cast
- Yves Gasc as Trissotin
- Catherine Samie as Bélise
- Alain Pralon as Chrysale
- Claire Vernet as Philaminte
- Gérard Giroudon as Vadius
- Véronique Vella as Martine
- Sylvia Bergé as Armande
- Bruno Raffaelli as Ariste
- Alain Lenglet as Clitandre
- Laurent Montel as Le Notaire
- Françoise Gillard as Henriette
- Guillaume Gallienne as Julien