The Learned Ladies (2003)

Les femmes savantes

Overview

The Learned Ladies is a comedy by Molière in five acts, written in verse. A satire on academic pretension, female education, and préciosité (French for preciosity), it was one of his most popular comedies and the last of his great plays in verse. The character Trissotin, the main antagonist, is a caricature of Charles Cotin, an adversary of Nicolas Boileau and Molière, who both saw him as the perfect example of a pedantic scholar and mediocre scribbler.

Featured Cast

Yves Gasc

Trissotin

Catherine Samie

Bélise

Alain Pralon

Chrysale

Claire Vernet

Philaminte

Gérard Giroudon

Vadius

Véronique Vella

Martine