Alceste hates all of humanity, denounces its hypocrisy, cowardice and compromise. But he nevertheless loves Célimène, flirtatious and slanderous. The virtuous thus launches into battles lost in advance which force him to flee.
Acting
Georges Descrières delivers rage like fine wine.
Writing
Molière's 1666 dialogue still cuts like broken glass.
Costume
Aristocratic excess that mocks itself.
Director
Jean-Paul Carrère
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 1977 adaptation was shot almost entirely in one location, emphasizing the claustrophobic pressure-cooker of aristocratic society.
Molière wrote Alceste partly as self-satire after critics attacked his previous plays for being too cynical — proving even haters hate being hated.
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