Les Fourberies de Scapin (1981)

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Synopsis of Les Fourberies de Scapin

A clever adaptation of Moliere's play Les Fourberies de Scapin, this cinematic re-creation was directed by Roger Coggio who also plays the lead, Scapin -- a tramp who thrives on mischief. In this version, however, Coggio interprets Scapin's antics as clever put-ons, meant to help him obtain his objectives. The story starts out as a stage performance which Coggio then transforms into cinema, as though transforming the story from the "fiction" of play-acting to the "verite" of cinematic realism. That is a neat 20th-century trick that Scapin himself may have appreciated. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Complete Cast of Les Fourberies de Scapin

Director(s):

Roger Coggio

Writer(s):

Roger Coggio

Producer(s):

Roger Coggio

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