The Misanthrope

Synopsis

Célimène, a beautiful young widow, chooses to keep her many suitors hoping in order to preserve her freedom, even though she is drawn to one of them, Alceste. An idealist, Alceste refuses to play the social game; he seeks to persuade the young woman to abandon her strategy and give herself over to an exclusive love. Theater play "Le misanthrope" played by the "Comédie française" in 2000. Rather than a simple recording of a live theater performance, this version was explicitly structured as a television movie. It blended cinematic camera work with the theatrical script.

Cast

Alberte Aveline

Arsinoë

Michel Favory

Oronte

Isabelle Gardien

Éliante

Denis Podalydès

Alceste

Laurent d'Olce

Clitandre

Clotilde de Bayser

Célimène

Laurent Natrella

Philinte

Christian Gonon

Acaste

Guillaume Gallienne

Le garde Dubois

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Alain Lahaye

Basque

Crew

Art

• Guy Suspugas Title Designer
• Claude Etienne Graphic Designer

Camera

• Christian Hautesserres Camera Operator
• Xavier Arias Camera Operator
• Frédéric Bécognée Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• Pierre-Yves Le Prince Costume Designer
• Christian Lacroix Costume Consultant
• Colette Kramer Makeup Department Head
• Agnès Sauvetre Makeup Artist
• Madeleine Rolland Makeup Artist
• Diane Mahmoudi Hair Department Head

Crew

• Daniel Montoya Video Assist Operator
• Alain Dubois Video Assist Operator
• Thierry Royoux Video Assist Operator
• Dominik Gilles Video Assist Operator
• Daniel Duralek Machinist
• Bernard Bessac Machinist
• Roland Curtaud Machinist
• Jose Lagard Machinist
• Yann Le Moigne Machinist
• Thomas Piaut Machinist
• Audrey Daram Mixing Engineer

Directing

• Francis Girod Director
• Jean-Pierre Miquel Director
• Sandrine Anglade Assistant Director
• Jean-Michel Burnichon Assistant Director
• Alexia Maffre Assistant Director
• Julia Magenau Assistant Director Trainee
• Marc Garnier Stage Director
• Didier Thomas Assistant Director
• Francis Girod Assistant Director

Editing

• Hugues Orduna Editor
• Xavier Franchomme Online Editor
• Claude Framerry Color Grading

Lighting

• Ricardo Aronovich Lighting Design
• Christian Nuz Electrician
• Roland Bataille Assistant Electrician
• Rene Giraud Assistant Electrician
• Robert Bolleat Assistant Electrician
• Robert Meillery Assistant Electrician
• Guy Rochelandet Assistant Electrician

Production

• Pierre-Yves Le Prince Production Designer
• Jean-Pierre Miquel General Manager
• Olivier Giel Executive Producer
• Jean-Pierre Dusséaux Producer
• Daniel Toscan du Plantier Producer
• Frédéric Sichler Producer
• Emmanuelle Conso Production Director
• Pascale Pitot Production Coordinator
• Franz Rudolf Lang Production Assistant
• Laurent Noël Location Manager
• Arnaud Quercy Location Assistant
• Fabienne Joligeon Accountant

Sound

• Franck Terras Sound Mixer
• Olivier Calvat Sound Assistant
• Stéphanie Roumiguière Sound Assistant
• Gwénaëlle Testard Sound Assistant
• Didier Riey Original Music Composer
• Lidwine Hô Sound Editor

Visual Effects

• Francoise Andreau CG Engineer

Writing

• Michèle Belhomme Writer
• Molière Writer