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L'avare

Louis de Funès, Jean Girault / FR, 1980 / 121 min.

The irresistible Louis de Funès relishes the role of a miser with a bad character. Film adaptation of Molière’s classic comedy about avarice.

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Miser Harpagon (Louis de Funès) wants to choose the right partners for his children. But in the meantime, he’s become fixated on a chest full of gold coins. To keep it all for himself, he has to accept his son marrying a destitute bride, and his daughter marrying his own steward.

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This movie contains scenes of violencePersons under 6 years must be accompanied by an adultThis movie contains foul language

Director

Louis de Funès, Jean Girault

Production year

1980

Country

FR

Original title

L'avare

Length

121 min.

Language

French

Subtitles

ENG

Format

DCP

Part of

Eye Classics

Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.

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