Les Fourberies de Scapin (1981)
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, Rovi
- Starring:
- Roger Coggio, Michel Galabru, (more)
- Director(s):
- Roger Coggio
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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, Rovi
Complete Cast of Les Fourberies de Scapin
- Roger Coggio - Scapin
- Jean-Pierre Darras - Argante
- Pierre Francois Pistorio - Octave
- Fanny Cottençon - Hyacinte
- Michel Galabru - Geronte
- Maurice Risch - Sylvestre
- Cecile Paoli - Zerbinette
- Director(s):
- Roger Coggio
- Writer(s):
- Roger Coggio
- Producer(s):
- Roger Coggio
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