CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 1h 45m

Les Fourberies de Scapin

Comedy

The action is set in Naples, opening a door onto an imagined maritime world stretching towards the Orient. Faced with two authoritarian fathers, two sons, both of whom are thwarted lovers, turn to the crafty Scapin, who is driven by a mad desire for revenge. The character is a double of Scaramouche, the Italian actor of the adventurous life whom Molière admired: “to tell you the truth, there are few things that are impossible for me, when I put my mind to them” declares the buffoonish servant whose name, as Denis Podalydès points out, derives his from the Italian scappare which means “to escape”, “to scamper off”. Scapin is beaten with a stick at one point but also gets his own back and, against a background of ransom demands and paternal contradictions, he comes up with an avalanche of stratagems and other tricks, which Molière excels in depicting.

Directed byDenis Podalydès

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
EN
Released
September 20, 2017
Studios
La Comédie-Française

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
Gilles David

Gilles David

Argante

Bakary Sangaré

Bakary Sangaré

Sylvestre

Benjamin Lavernhe

Benjamin Lavernhe

Scapin

Didier Sandre

Didier Sandre

Géronte

Adeline D'Hermy

Adeline D'Hermy

Zerbinette

Gaël Kamilindi

Gaël Kamilindi

Léandre

Julien Frison

Julien Frison

Octave

Creative team
Directed by
Denis Podalydès
Denis Podalydès

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