THE CONTEMPORARY CINEMA - THE MODERN SCENE OF THE CLASSICAL CHARACTERS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE POQUELIN (DIT MOLIERE) Cover Image

LE CINEMA CONTEMPORAIN – LA « SCENE » MODERNE DES PERSONNAGES CLASSIQUES DE JEAN-BAPTISTE POQUELIN (DIT MOLIERE)
THE CONTEMPORARY CINEMA - THE MODERN SCENE OF THE CLASSICAL CHARACTERS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE POQUELIN (DIT MOLIERE)

Author(s): Ana-Elena Costandache
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Recent History (1900 till today), Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: myth; cinema; character(s); classical comedy(s); Molière;

Summary/Abstract: Numerous characters, different characters, beings become myths through the time – is all that includes the dramatic system of Molière. The classical comedies still attract the attention of the general public (reader or spectator), as the classical characters of Molière figures a leading role in the economics of the plays. In the present study we propose a fine analysis of the dramatic universe of the classical dramatist, focusing on the character of Dom Juan – protagonist of a few theatres plays that is the subject of the cinemas of the 21st century, apart from « Dom Juan » (2015) and the film that bears the name of the classical author, « Molière » (2007).

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 358-365
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: French