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1980 French film
L'Avare
French theatrical release poster
Directed byLouis de Funès
Jean Girault
Written byLouis de Funès
Jean Girault
Based onL'Avare
by Molière
Produced byChristian Fechner
Bernard Artigues
StarringLouis de Funès
CinematographyEdmond Richard
Edited byMichel Lewin
Music byJean Bizet
Distributed byAMLF
Release date
  • 5 March 1980 (1980-03-05)
Running time125 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$18.3 million

L'Avare is a 1980 French comedy film written and directed by Louis de Funès and Jean Girault, and starring de Funès. The English title of the film is The Miser. It is an adaptation of Molière's famous comedy L'Avare (The Miser).

De Funès tried to draw out the unhappy side of the character. Harpagon, unloved by humanity, is driven to an obsessive love of money.

Cast

Reception

The film is rated 70% Fresh by Rotten Tomatoes.

References

  1. "L\'Avare (1980)". JPBox-Office. 1980-03-28. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  2. "L'Avare (1980) / The Miser / Louis de Funès /1980 / Film Review". Filmsdefrance.com. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  3. L'Avare at Rotten Tomatoes

External links

Films by Jean Girault


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