Molière is as insubstantial as dandelion fluff, and just as apt to blow away in a strong wind.

| Jan 29, 2020

Molière has no redeeming qualities.

| Aug 23, 2018

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 17, 2011

Witty lines, sumptuous settings, manicured lawns and horses with carriages provide the setting for this frivolous romp that caresses history as it plays with the misadventures of French playwright Molière %u2026 With just the right balance of playfulness

| Apr 26, 2008

A sophisticated and literate biographical speculation is the basis of this witty and entertaining portrait of the titular artist.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 29, 2008

Deluxe tribute to the playwright gets by, surprisingly, as much by romantic poignancy as farce...it's hard to dislike a picture so in Love with its subject.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 21, 2008

A breezy historical romance with a strong knack for comedy.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 20, 2008

Full Review | Original Score: 2/6 | Jan 18, 2008

A sumptuous pleasure to behold, with its elegantly designed motifs, infectious energy conveying the emotional sensibility of the time, and splendid comic mischief satirizing the hypocrisy of both the bourgeoisie and aristocracy.

| Jan 11, 2008

Un cuadro social de época vivaz y divertido, con estupendo elenco y una cuota de romance y emotividad.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 13, 2007

For theater people and French literature buffs...a delightful game of spot-the-reference...

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 5, 2007

As the film picks up momentum, however, it becomes the story of an aimless young man who discovers his own brilliant wit and learns how to use it. As he gets closer to the scathing, fearless Moliere we know and love, so does the movie.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 21, 2007

An amusing and clever film, often laugh-out-loud funny and filled with sparkling characters.

| Original Score: B | Sep 17, 2007

"Moliere" actually tells a funny, involving story that really does seem inspired by its subject, rather than just lazily cribbing from his work.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 14, 2007

The film illuminates little about Molière himself, but what do you expect from a movie that has the depth of a kiddie pool?

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Sep 13, 2007

There's not a single moment that you haven't already seen in a different, better period film.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Sep 12, 2007

It's like a breeze so slight it doesn't leave a tickle.

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Sep 7, 2007

Connoisseurs of Sun King-era costumes and decor are the most likely fans of this impeccably produced but unimaginative pseudo-biopic...

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 7, 2007

The cast is very good. The chemistry between Duris and Morante smolders, while Luchini makes a convincing, bungling aristocrat.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 6, 2007

Certainly attractive to look at, but what goes on in front of the manicured lawns and sumptuous seventeenth-century interiors is considerably less amusing than it might be.

| Original Score: C+ | Sep 4, 2007