![]() ![]() ![]() Verse comedy in three acts, forbidden 1664 version, restored by Georges Forestier, in collaboration with Isabelle Grellet. Joining him in this endeavour is Alexandre Desplat, two-time Oscar winner for his scores in the films of Guillermo del Toro and Wes Anderson, who contributes an original musical composition. Visconti situates his story at a pivotal moment in our European history: the rise of fascism in Germany. ![]() Once again joining forces with Molière’s contemporary company of actors, with whom he enjoys great chemistry as first evidenced in their collaboration in Visconti’s The Damned (2016), the world-renowned director launches a full-on attack against hypocrites of all kinds. Ivo van Hove on The Damned ‘It tells the story of the venomous alliance between politicians at the highest level and a family running the allmighty steel industry. ![]() Based on the unpublished text of the forbidden, original version of Le Tartuffe ( Le Tartuffe ou l’Hypocrite), Ivo van Hove’s new, spellbinding production, presented in Athens hot on the heels of its Paris premiere, adapts the delightful comedy to the present, showcasing it as a scathing satire and a social drama. Following the unforgettable performance Electra / Orestes, presented at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus in 2019, Comédie-Française and Ivo van Hove return to the Athens Epidaurus Festival, this time at Peiraios 260, in celebration of the 400 years since Molière’s birth. ![]()
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