The Misanthrope
2000, French. Directed by Francis Girod & Jean-Pierre Miquel.
A precise and melancholic exploration of the cost of total honesty in a world built on beautiful lies
Célimène, a beautiful young widow, chooses to keep her many suitors hoping in order to preserve her freedom, even though she is drawn to one of them, Alceste. An idealist, Alceste refuses to play the social game; he seeks to persuade the young woman to abandon her strategy and give herself over to an exclusive love. Theater play "Le misanthrope" played by the "Comédie française" in 2000. Rather than a simple recording of a live theater performance, this version was explicitly structured as a television movie. It blended cinematic camera work with the theatrical script.
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 14 November 2000
- Original title
- Le Misanthrope
- Written by
- Michèle Belhomme, Molière
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The Misanthrope runs 135 minutes (2h 15m).
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The Misanthrope isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 November 2000. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Misanthrope?
If you liked The Misanthrope, try Comédie-Française, Umbrella Coup, Me, Myself and Mum.
Who directed The Misanthrope?
The Misanthrope (2000) was directed by Francis Girod and Jean-Pierre Miquel and stars Alberte Aveline, Michel Favory, Isabelle Gardien.