Overview

Le Bourgeois gentilhomme satirizes attempts at social climbing and the bourgeois personality, poking fun both at the vulgar, pretentious middle-class and the vain, snobbish aristocracy. The title is meant as an oxymoron: in Molière's France, a "gentleman" was by definition nobly born, and thus there could be no such thing as a bourgeois gentleman.

Cast

Michel Serrault, Rosy Varte, Daniel Ceccaldi, Jean-Pierre Darras, Roger Carel, Henri Virlogeux, Jacques Legras, Michel Creton

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What is "Would-Be Gentleman" about?

Le Bourgeois gentilhomme satirizes attempts at social climbing and the bourgeois personality, poking fun both at the vulgar, pretentious middle-class and the vain, snobbish aristocracy. The title is meant as an oxymoron: in Molière's France, a "gentleman" was by definition nobly born, and thus there could be no such thing as a bourgeois gentleman.

When was "Would-Be Gentleman" released?

Would-Be Gentleman was released in 1968.

Who stars in "Would-Be Gentleman"?

The cast includes Michel Serrault, Rosy Varte, Daniel Ceccaldi, Jean-Pierre Darras.