The Miser
L'Avare (1980)
Timing:
2:5 (125 min)
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Country
Production
Genre
Comedy
Budget
$17 000 000
Revenue
$0
Director
Actors
Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Claude Gensac, Bernard Ménez, Guy Grosso, Michel Modo, Henri Génès, Hervé Bellon, Georges Audoubert, Max Montavon
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Operator
Edmond Richard
Composer
Jean Bizet
Artist
Audition
Editing
Michel Lewin
All team (6)
All team (6)
Short description
Based on Molière's play. 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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Louis de Funès himself often exhibited dictatorial tendencies and was very frugal in real life. His sons believed de Funès's frugality was simply greed.
- This film is Louis de Funès's directorial debut. His best friend, filmmaker Jean Giro, helped the comedian with directing.
- Louis de Funès had been developing the idea for this film since the 1950s. He was then offered the role of Harpagon in one of the theaters. Since then, he had been eager to adapt "The Miser" for the screen.
- Louis de Funès had been developing the idea for this film since the 1950s. He was then offered the role of Harpagon in one of the theaters. Since then, he had been consumed by the idea of adapting "The Miser".
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