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Tartuffe
When the religious charlatan Tartuffe insinuates himself into the household of the wealthy but credulous Orgon, it is not long before he takes over, acquiring the deed to the property, disinheriting Orgon's son, and becoming betrothed to Orgon's daughter. But when clever Elmire, Orgon's wife, trips up the imposter, Orgon throws him out-only to find himself arrested and his family evicted instead. A last-minute intervention by the King restores order and metes out justice. This play was suppressed twice before permission was given to perform it freely. Directed by Georges Bensoussan. Not available in French-speaking Canada. (French, 2 parts, 70 minutes and 50 minutes).
- "Moliere's classic scoundrel, Tartuffe, is played here by Donald Moffat, with a distinguished cast including Tammy Grimes, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Patricia Elliott, Victor Garber, Stefan Gierasch, and John Wood. This timeless comedy centers on the way Tartuffe manipulates his way into the confidence and affection of Orgon, an affluent bourgeois concerned with his own salvation, and whose wife and daughter Tartuffe attempts to seduce. (130 minutes) A streaming videorecording."
- "When the religious charlatan Tartuffe insinuates himself into the household of the wealthy but credulous Orgon, it is not long before he takes over, acquiring the deed to the property, disinheriting Orgon's son, and becoming betrothed to Orgon's daughter. But when clever Elmire, Orgon's wife, trips up the imposter, Orgon throws him out-only to find himself arrested and his family evicted instead. A last-minute intervention by the King restores order and metes out justice. This play was suppressed twice before permission was given to perform it freely. Directed by Georges Bensoussan. Not available in French-speaking Canada. (French, 2 parts, 70 minutes and 50 minutes)."@en