Ariane Mnouchkine [SEP] father
from Oxford University, awarded 18 June 2008.
Biography.
Ariane Mnouchkine is the daughter of Russian film producer Alexandre Mnouchkine and June Hannen (daughter of Nicholas Hannen). Ariane is the namesake of the production company "Ariane Films" that was founded by her father.
Mnouchkine attended University in England and studied psychology before returning to her roots in theatre. She continued theatre studies at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq where in 1964 she founded Théâtre du Soleil (Theatre of the Sun) with her fellow students.
Molière (1978 film)
Molière is a 1978 French drama film directed by Ariane Mnouchkine. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot.
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin is raised by his father and his grandfather because his mother dies when he's still very little. He works as a handyman, studies the law at a university and travels the country as an actor before he becomes the celebrated playwright Molière who impresses firstly the Duke of Orleans and then even King Louis XIV.
Cast.
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