Film

The Learned Ladies

2003 · 2h 13m

The Learned Ladies is a comedy by Molière in five acts, written in verse. A satire on academic pretension, female education, and préciosité (French for preciosity), it was one of his most popular comedies and the last of his great plays in verse. The character Trissotin, the main antagonist, is a caricature of Charles Cotin, an adversary of Nicolas Boileau and Molière, who both saw him as the perfect example of a pedantic scholar and mediocre scribbler.

Yves Gasc

Trissotin

Catherine Samie

Bélise

Alain Pralon

Chrysale

Claire Vernet

Philaminte

Gérard Giroudon

Vadius

Véronique Vella

Martine

Sylvia Bergé

Armande

Bruno Raffaelli

Ariste

Alain Lenglet

Clitandre

Laurent Montel

Le Notaire

Françoise Gillard

Henriette

Guillaume Gallienne

Julien

Alain Lahaye

Un Valet

Louis-Karim Nébati

L'Epine

• Georges BensoussanDirector
• MolièreWriter

Release date

January 1, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

2h 13m