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Actors: Louis De Funès, Claude Gensac, Michel Galabru, Bernard Menez, Frank David, Hervé Bellon
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Miser (1980) |
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Based on Molière's play, THE MISER (L'Avare) is a movie co-directed by Jean Girault and Louis De Funès in 1980.
The children of Harpagon, Cléante and his sister Elise, are each in love but they still haven't spoken to their father yet. Harpagon is a miser who wants to choose the right man and the right woman for his children. When Cléante, at last, tries to speak to Harpagon, the old man informs the family that he wants to marry Marianne, the young girl loved by Cléante. Unaware of his son's sorrow, Harpagon doesn't understand why Cléante has become so angry with him.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Miser (1980) |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 17th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- matchbreaker interference
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Father
Lover is...
- much older/younger
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- simply wealthy
Age:
- 60's-90's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- white
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- play
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