The Marriage of Figaro - 1961

Comedy in five acts by Beaumarchais, filmed by Marcel Bluwal in studio and on location. The cast, in accordance with Marcel Bluwal's wishes, is in keeping with the age and character of the characters, to give it rhythm. At once "a comic baroque play, a bourgeois drama, a chansonnier's number, a social satire, a farce and a very pretty love story" according to Marcel Bluwal, it can also be summed up, according to Beaumarchais, as "the most bantering of intrigues".

145min
1961
TP
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating8.5/10

Cast

Jean Rochefort profile pictureJean RochefortLe comte Almaviva
Anouk Ferjac profile pictureAnouk FerjacLa comtesse
Anne Doat profile pictureAnne DoatSuzanne
Laurence Badie profile pictureLaurence BadieFranchette
Roger Carel profile pictureRoger CarelDon Guzman Brid'Oison
Georges Bever profile pictureGeorges BeverL'huissier
Philippe Ogouz profile picturePhilippe OgouzGrippe-Soleil
Mireille Saunin profile pictureMireille SauninLa jeune bergère
Claude Joseph profile pictureClaude JosephPédrille

About The Marriage of Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro Overview

Comedy in five acts by Beaumarchais, filmed by Marcel Bluwal in studio and on location. The cast, in accordance with Marcel Bluwal's wishes, is in keeping with the age and character of the characters, to give it rhythm. At once "a comic baroque play, a bourgeois drama, a chansonnier's number, a social satire, a farce and a very pretty love story" according to Marcel Bluwal, it can also be summed up, according to Beaumarchais, as "the most bantering of intrigues".

Age Rating: TP
Runtime: 145min

Extra details

Original Title: Le Mariage de Figaro ou La Folle Journée
Original Language: French
Directed By: Marcel Bluwal
Production Companies
Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française