L'Avare

Harpagon is a man consumed by avarice. His entire life is spent weighing and calculating every situation to save as much of his cherished money as possible.

Thus, his daughter Elise is promised to old Anselme because he asks for no dowry. As for his son Cléante, he must resort to usurious loans to meet his needs.

The two children, suffocating under paternal tyranny and his vice, dream only of escaping to start their own homes. Elise with Valère (who is in Harpagon's service) and Cléante with Mariane (a neighbor). Matters get complicated when Harpagon announces that he wishes to marry young Mariane.

Molière takes you by the hand and plunges us into an intricate plot where the miser's vice is ridiculed. Avarice at its extreme is embodied in a bitter, stubborn, heartless Harpagon. The most famous catcher of thieves and skinflints!