Molière, a down-and-out actor-cum-playwright up to his ears in debt. When the wealthy Jourdain offers to cover that debt so that Molière's theatrical talents might help Jourdain win the heart of a certain widowed marquise, hilarity ensues.

• Fidélité Productions
• France 2 Cinéma
• Romain Duris
• Fabrice Luchini
• Édouard Baer
• Ludivine Sagnier
• Laura Morante
• Fanny Valette
• Gonzague Montuel
• Gilian Petrovski