Cycling With Moliere

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08/06/2016 Wilson et Luchini, parfaits dans ce film de Philippe Le Guay. Un film sur les amitiés nouvelles, celles impossible et la solitude. Et du coup, une envie folle de visiter l'Île de Ré... See more 01/11/2016 The depressed, uneven, tightly-wound Serge is expertly played by Luchini. For his performance alone, this film is worth watching. The tormented and tormentor lies under the skin of this frail framed, pale-blue eyed man. Particularly when he breaks in an open and cloudless smile. Compared with him, all others fail to match up his bottled-up intensity of loving and hating humans with such equal measure. The theatrical rehearsal of Moliere's Le Misantrope is quite a treat itself. But the comedy in this film comes in the failed attempt to save the artistic soul of a happy little porn star. See more 12/24/2015 A classic Molière play is rehearsed in a small island of France. Alceste, the blasé character of the play, is the part Serge wants. Rightly so, since he identifies with it personnally. In a typical french way, we are following the characters revealing their characters. They seem all a bit narcissistic, like a bit isolated from each other even though they interact rather intimately at times. Therefore proving Molière right. Intellectually satisfying, morally frustrating. Love does not blossom. See more 11/02/2015 A tv star comes to try to coax a reclusive but talented colleague to perform in Moliere's Misanthrope with him. They run the lines together as Serge (Fabrice Luchini) tries to decide if he wants to come out of retirement and Gauthier (Lambert Wilson) gets more and more impatient with him. There are comic elements added for popular appeal, but the center of the movie is the two actors bringing their very different styles to the play. Gauthier tries to say the lines as naturally as possible, and has a sort of Method Acting approach to the role. Serge clings to every syllable of the 12-syllable verses. The two men are brought out of their usual "roles" in life, but will they be able to work together? See more 04/26/2015 Retired misanthropic actor is tempted by a successful colleague's offer to cast him in his new production of Le Misanthrope. But who will play which role? Urbane, slightly flimsy, middlebrow tale with some first rate acting to take your mind off the occasionally rather low slapstick and farce. Lovely locations on the Ile de Re. See more 04/12/2015 Absolutely delightful See more Read all reviews

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