Tartuffe ou L'imposteur (Comédie Française)

Tartuffe ou L'imposteur (Comédie Française)

1997
2h 0min

Tartuffe is a hypocritical impostor who manages to manipulate Orgon, a wealthy widowed bourgeois, by feigning devotion. Orgon ends up offering his daughter Mariane in marriage to Tartuffe, while he disowns his son Damis and intends to donate all his possessions to Tartuffe. Elmire, Orgon's young wife, whom Tartuffe is courting, will attempt to expose him, while the royal family intervenes to prevent the ruin of Orgon's family.

Tartuffe ou L'imposteur (Comédie Française)

Storyline

Tartuffe is a hypocritical impostor who manages to manipulate Orgon, a wealthy widowed bourgeois, by feigning devotion. Orgon ends up offering his daughter Mariane in marriage to Tartuffe, while he disowns his son Damis and intends to donate all his possessions to Tartuffe. Elmire, Orgon's young wife, whom Tartuffe is courting, will attempt to expose him, while the royal family intervenes to prevent the ruin of Orgon's family.
    Released
    June 1997
    Runtime
    2h 0min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    La Comédie-Française, France 3, Euripide Productions
Cast