Ariane Mnouchkine's made for TV film Moliere (1978) came out on DVD in 2004. It is available on amazon.fr for around 38.00 U.S. dollars (including shipping). The DVD contain two discs and the made for TV film is in French and has an English subtitles option. The image transfer is excellent. There is a small booklet (in French only) about the made for TV film as well as a 46 minute interview with Ariane Mnouchkine. Ariane Mnouchkine's made for TV film Moliere (1978) came out on DVD in 2004. It is available on amazon.fr for around 38.00 U.S. dollars (including shipping). The DVD contain two discs and the made for TV film is in French and has an English subtitles option. The image transfer is excellent. There is a small booklet (in French only) about the made for TV film as well as a 46 minute interview with Ariane Mnouchkine.

I have just seen the DVD of Moliere - this is my first time seeing this film. What a wonderful experience!I would totally agree with all of the IMDb reviewers - this is an amazing production with some incredible images. Also a very painstaking reconstruction of 17th century France. The humanity of a full life, an engaging storyline, excellent sets and cinematography - its all there.We recently had the pleasure of Ariane Mnouchkine's Theatre Du Soliel staging a production of "Le Dernier Caravanserail" here in Melbourne. (7 hours long). That was truly amazing as well. They were selling copies of the Moliere DVD at this show so I bought a copy there. It contains the 244 minute theatrical release of the film (not the 300 minute TV version) in French with English, Italian, German and Spanish subtitles. The digital transfer quality is very good, the soundtrack is Dolby Digital mono and wide screen 16 x 9 format. Region 2 only.There is also a 46 min interview with Ariane (done very recently) in which she talks extensively about the struggle in making the film, the reaction at Cannes, how she structured the story and the ideas behind the death scene amongst others. Great stuff!I would recommend that any fans of this film make every effort to get this DVD (probably French Amazon or Ebay). For others it is a shining light in French cinema history and well worth tracking down.

I saw "Moliere" twice in small theaters in San Francisco when it was first released. I'll never forget those experiences. During the course of this lengthy film, I felt transported to another time, another place. It is by far one of the best I've ever seen. The story was authentic as well as the context and historical setting. The acting was superb as was the soundtrack. I have been frustrated for years that this film has not been released on VHS or DVD. I saw the movie one other time on PBS with English dubbed in. In my opinion, the dubbing ruined the film. Without the actors true voices, the film was not the same. I hereby PLEAD with the powers that be to release this film on DVD with subtitles in it's original full length. This would be a huge addition to the world of film available to the public. It would be tragic for this monumental film to not be made available to the public once again. The six or seven other people I know who have seen "Moliere" would very likely agree with these thoughts. I would encourage any of you who have seen the film and agree with these thoughts, to express your feelings on this site. Thank you.

I saw this wonderful movie around 10 times when I was just in the twenties. No doubt, this film has influenced me for the rest of my life. The sound in the voice of Moliere when he tells the child (whom he marries later): "Manche Douce", when he steals a chair from his father the tapestrymaster Poquelin, or when he learns to behave like a very old man on stage and of course the scene of his dying on the stairs forever running. Oh how I would love to be in this film just once more