A con man in holy robes scams a rich fool—Molière's 17th-century scam drama still stings.
Tartuffe is a hypocritical impostor who manages to manipulate Orgon, a wealthy widowed bourgeois, by feigning devotion. Orgon ends up offering his daughter Mariane in marriage to Tartuffe, while he disowns his son Damis and intends to donate all his possessions to Tartuffe. Elmire, Orgon's young wife, whom Tartuffe is courting, will attempt to expose him, while the royal family intervenes to prevent the ruin of Orgon's family.
Acting
Torreton's slimy piety—every fake tear is a masterclass.
Production
Comédie Française staging preserves theatrical electricity.
Director
Georges Bensoussan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Molière wrote this in 1664 after barely escaping prison for offending religious authorities; the play was banned for five years.
This 1997 production captures the Comédie Française's legendary Tartuffe staging tradition—same theatre where Molière's company performed.
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