Patf Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 I vaguely remember reading this at school for A level.It's being staged in London's West End, with Keira Knightley and Damian Lewis. Did you see him in Band of Brothers? And other things.BUT: I've just looked for tickets and they are £85 each [blink] So, I think, out of the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 For my 'A' Level, I had to study Tartuffe. A slow form of torture... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Quite, Cathy. Damien Lewis, I might be tempted to shell out money to see, but Moliere....[+o(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 [quote user="cooperlola"]Quite, Cathy. Damien Lewis, I might be tempted to shell out money to see, but Moliere....[+o(][/quote]It's an adaptation, thank goodness! [:)]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-features/6709300/The-Misanthrope---Keira-Knightleys-West-End-debut.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbles Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Yeah, Cathy.I suffered Tartuffe too for A levelI was conned into thinking that A level French would improve my language skills but, no, it was all this "literature" stuff.Sort of Brian Rix - couldn't see the point at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 I have a wonderful double DVD of Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, performed in an historically informed style, and with Lully's music.The pronunciation of 'toutes les lettres' makes it much easier to hear!Extracts:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOoPhuPiv_khttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlMSnj6OEGY&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja6UL6d9y0E&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 Now that is real "culture" Norman! Very quaint . Is the Bourgeois Gentilhomme about someone who is nouveau riche? Another french phrase borrowed by the english.I don't think the London version of the Misanthrope will be in that style, somehow [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Yes exactly...and all the parasites around him (the musician, the dancing master, the fencing master and the Philosophy teacher..) trying to squeeze money out of him on the basis that what they can give him is people's opinion that he is a 'person of quality'In one moment he finds that he has been talking prose all his life.A bit like some politicians (think of Sarkozy's marriage) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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