. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Tartuffe, a pious but odious hypocrite, insinuates himself into the household of Orgon, a credulous and wealthy Parisian. Many attempts by Orgon's wife, Elmire, and other family members to show the truth about Tartuffe are frustrated, while Orgon nearly loses his wealth, his daughter Mariane (who loves Valère) and his honor to the perfidy of Tartuffe."@en . . . . . . "Feature films"@en . "Feature films" . "Tartuffe"@en . . . . . . "Clutching ever-present rosary beads, shifting uncomfortably within the hairshirt he wears as continual penance--and always eyeing the women as they pass--Tartuffe, Moliére's master of unctuous evil, insinuates himself into a wealthy Parisian household in this indictment of religious hypocrisy. Posing as a holy man, the wily Tartuffe entrances Orgon, a credulous well-to-do merchant, bent on bestowing his wordly goods, social position, and nubile daughter on the perfidious fraud. Tartuffe delights in accepting it all--and also arranges a little depraved dalliance with Orgon's young wife, Elmire."@en . "Drama"@en . . . "Imposter"@en . "Tartuffe, or, The imposter" . "Tartuffe, or, The imposter"@en . . . . . . "Tartuffe, or, The Imposter"@en . . . . . . . . . "Film adaptations"@en . . "Clutching ever-present rosary beads, shifting uncomfortably within the hairshirt he wears as continual penance--and always eyeing the women as they pass--Tartuffe, Moliére's master of unctuous evil, insinuates himself into a wealthy Parisian household in this indictment of religious hypocrisy. Posing as a holy man, the wily Tartuffe entrances Orgon, a credulous well-to-do merchant, bent on bestowing his worldly goods, social position, and nubile daughter on the perfidious fraud. Tartuffe delights in accepting it all--and also arranges a little depraved dalliance with Orgon's young wife, Elmire." . "Clutching ever-present rosary beads, shifting uncomfortably within the hairshirt he wears as continual penance--and always eyeing the women as they pass--Tartuffe, Moliére's master of unctuous evil, insinuates himself into a wealthy Parisian household in this indictment of religious hypocrisy. Posing as a holy man, the wily Tartuffe entrances Orgon, a credulous well-to-do merchant, bent on bestowing his worldly goods, social position, and nubile daughter on the perfidious fraud. Tartuffe delights in accepting it all--and also arranges a little depraved dalliance with Orgon's young wife, Elmire."@en . . . . . . "A religious hypocrite establishes himself within a well-to-do Parisian bourgeois household." . . . . . . "1600 - 1699" . . "British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service." . . "French drama." . . "Feature films." . . "Video tapes." . . "Turner Home Entertainment (Firm)" . . "RKO Home Video." . . "Opix Video," . . "Opix Video." . "Royal Shakespeare Company." . . "Stratford-Barbican Television." . . "Stratford-Barbican Television," . "Videorecord." . .