L'Avare (The Miser) (1980)

Movie Info

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 whom his children will marry. 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 this Harpagon doesn't understand why Cléante is so distraught.

• Rating:
  NR
• Genre:
  Classics, Comedy
• Directed By:
  Louis de Funès, Jean Girault
• Written By:
• On Disc/Streaming:
  Aug 4, 2009
• Runtime:
  120 minutes

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Louis de Funès

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