Moliere Essay

Moliere (2007) is a film about a French playwright and actor, who went back to Paris after his execution due to his debts. Moliere was then released from prison by Monsieur Jourdain, an affluent commoner, who agreed to pay the debts of Moliere in exchange of teaching him how to act. This film was set in the 17th century in France--a time when there was a great appreciation and interest in flourishing the culture of French. It was the "Golden Age of French Literature". It was the time when art was considered by many with high regard, and without having interest in such would exclude you from what is "trendy" and popular. It was the time when paintings, writings, music, and plays were highly admired and payed attention to, and having interest

17th century in France was the time of King Louis XIV, who was regarded as "Louis the Great", because of the several great things he was able to do while he was in power. He was eager on establishing the power position of France. He was also eager to be able to exhibit power, as well as establish absolute monarchy during his sovereignty. He concetrated on building the culture of France, and had strong artistic influence among the people. The country flourished during his reign, which was why it became rich and influential to the other countries. The film Moliere clearly showed how much the arts have influenced the lives of the French during the 17th century. In this film, almost all of the characters have a connection towards the arts. Most of them were involved in a particular form of art, which could show how much passion they put through in it. To them, art is taken to the next level. It was not just something to be bragged about, and it was not just a means of living, a form of entertainment, or a form of luxury. Art was not just a want, it was also seen as a need. It was a part

It was seen in all almost all of the scenes of the film, as the characters exemplified class in the way they communicate, with the way they dress, with the way they eat, and even in the way Moliere and his troupe perform on stage. All of them were refine in their actions and words, even in the scenes which too much rage is expected, like the scene in which Monsieur Jourdain found out that his wife was apparently cheating on him. He took it lightly, absorbed it slowly, and even got to talk to Moliere calmy and rationally about it. It was also evident in the scene in which Madame Elmire Jourdain was dying, and Moliere was beside her, crying silently and preventing himself from breaking down. It would normally be a scene so difficult to watch because of the extent of the emotions of the characters when done in the contemporary setting, but in the 17th century setting it was a little less difficult to absorb. It was emotional, as the scene requires to appeal to the emotions of the people watching, but it was a lighter near-death scene, as compared to the near-death scenes of the films of