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2006

1644, Paris, and 22-year-old Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, also known as Molière, is not yet the writer that history recognizes as the father and true master of comic satire, author of The Misanthrope and Tartuffe, and a dramatist to rank alongside Shakespeare and Sophocles. Far from it. He is, in fact, a failed actor. His .. Read more

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  WIN! Potiche on Blu-ray

  • 10 Oct 2011

  To celebrate the release of Potiche, on DVD and Blu-ray from 10 October, we are giving away three copies of the film in all its high definition glory. Suzanne (Catherine Deneuve: 8 Women, Dancer In The Dark) is a 'trophy housewife' (or "potiche") of wealthy industrialist Robert Pujol (Fabrice Luchini: Paris, Moliere), who oversees his umbrella factory with an iron fist and is equally tyrannical with his children and wife. When the workers go on strike and take Robert hostage, Suzanne steps in... Read more

  

  Peter Falk dead at 83

  • WENN Newsdesk
  • 24 Jun 2011

  Columbo star Peter Falk has died at the age of 83. The beloved actor passed away peacefully at his Los Angeles home on Thursday (23Jun11). Falk was born in New York in 1927 and enjoyed a career spanning 50 years. He broke into the acting industry in 1956 when he landed a role in an off-Broadway production of Moliere's play Don Juan. That same year, he made his Broadway debut in Diary of a Scoundrel. He later shifted his focus onto TV and film work, but he was warned early on not to expect too... Read more

  

  Burstyn joins Knightley for West End debut

  • 20 Nov 2010

  Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn will make her debut in London's West End next year (11) when she joins Keira Knightley in The Children's Hour. The Moliere classic, about a runaway student at an all-girls boarding school, is heading to the stage at The Comedy Theatre in January (11) and the 77 year old has signed on to portray the grandmother of one of the girls. Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss and actress Carole Kane have also been added to the cast in the Lillian Hellman production. The Children's... Read more

  

  Critics maul Knightley's West End debut

  • 19 Dec 2009

  Keira Knightley's fears over her West End debut proved well-founded after she was hit with a slew of bad reviews, with one critic insisting the actress "has all the charisma of a goldfish." The Pirates of the Caribbean star landed a role in a London adaptation of Moliere classic The Misanthrope, opposite Damian Lewis and Tara Fitzgerald. Knightley previously spoke of her worries about her performance, fearing she would be "burned alive" by the critics. And when the curtain went up for the... Read more

  

  Arterton: 'Knightley is brave to face critics'

  • 07 Jan 2010

  Gemma Arterton has heaped praise on fellow actress Keira Knightley for continuing to accept roles amid harsh criticism from the press. The former Bond girl insists she is judged unfairly because of her good looks - and admits she's in awe of Knightley for braving the media to star in a play in London's West End. She says, "For some reason, if you're successful in Britain, people tend not to like you. But if you are a successful woman, and beautiful, in Britain, you are even more disliked. "When Read more

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    1644, Paris, and 22-year-old Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, also known as Molière, is not yet the writer that history recognizes as the father and true master of comic satire, author of The Misanthrope and Tartuffe, and a dramatist to rank alongside Shakespeare and Sophocles. Far from it. He is, in fact, ...

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