Pierre de Marivaux

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Pierre de Marivaux

Born February 4, 1688 · Paris, France

Died February 12, 1763 · aged 75

Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (4 February 1688 – 12 February 1763), commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French novelist and dramatist.

Known For

La Double InconstanceLa Double Inconstance · 2009
La Double Inconstance
★ 8.02009
MovieComedyRomance
Silvia and Arlequin are in love, but the Prince wants to marry Silvia and kidnaps her. With the help of Flaminia, he plans to seduce her and make her forget Arlequin before the end of the day.
La Vie de MarianneLa Vie de Marianne · 1997
La Vie de Marianne
★ 7.91997
MovieDramaTV Movie
In the aristocratic society of the seventeenth century, the fate of Marianne child who survived the deadly attack on a convoy.
Le Petit-Maître CorrigéLe Petit-Maître Corrigé · 2018
Le Petit-Maître Corrigé
★ 6.02018
MovieComedyRomance
Le Petit-Maître corrigé is a three-act romantic comedy by French playwright Marivaux. It was first performed on November 6, 1734, by the Comédie-Française in Paris. In this production Clément Hervieu-Léger makes the eighteenth century resonate with our era, all the more so given that the language is “simpler than in other Marivaux plays, while still as refined, precise and full of humour”. The story is that of a young Parisian whose parents have found a good match for him, a count’s daughter. But when he goes to visit her in her country home, the handsome boy – whose Parisian manners are far removed from the rules of decorum that reign in the provinces – cannot open his heart to his lovely intended. Stung, the latter decides to punish his arrogance while a former lover arrives to prevent the marriage. Between the alliance of master and manservant, and the complicity of mistress and maid, a romantic intrigue ensues full of light-hearted conspiracies and feverish emotions.
Les Fausses ConfidencesLes Fausses Confidences · 1984
Les Fausses Confidences
★ 5.51984
MovieComedy
Araminte is a wealthy young widow. Over a matter of land, she is in conflict with Count Dorimont, whom her mother would like her to marry. In need of a steward, she hires Dorante, a handsome young man without a fortune, whose secret ambition is to win the young woman's heart and hand. It's Dubois, Dorante's former valet, now Araminte's, who, by manipulating all the household staff, hatches a plot based on true, false and mixed confidences, designed to lure Araminte into Dorante's arms. Dorante eventually confesses to Araminte, who forgives him and marries him.
Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasardLe Jeu de l'amour et du hasard · 2012
Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard
2012
MovieComedyTV Movie
A staging of Marivaux's play "The Game of Love and Chance" by Galin Stoev.
La Double InconstanceLa Double Inconstance · 1968
La Double Inconstance
★ 8.01968
MovieTV MovieComedy
Silvia and Harlequin, two young peasants, are in love. The Prince, who is also enamoured of Silvia, will test their feelings. Will the rural world withstand the corruption of the court and its rewards? Marcel Bluwal directed a prestigious television adaptation, filmed in a natural setting, with a star-studded cast.
El juego del amor y del azarEl juego del amor y del azar · 1944
El juego del amor y del azar
★ 7.41944
MovieDramaComedy
When the man her father wants to impose on her as a husband is coming home, a young woman changes her personality with her maid. The film is set in two periods, the contemporary to the realization and the times of Louis XV.
False ConfessionsFalse Confessions · 2017
False Confessions
★ 5.22017
MovieDramaComedy
Dorante, an impoverished young man, is taken on as a secretary by Araminte, a rich widow with whom he is secretly in love. The valet Dubois does all he can to get Araminte to fall in love with Dorante. Following his staging of Marivaux’s comedy at the Odéon theater, Luc Bondy turns the whole theater building into a film studio, placing his actors in the foyer, under the stage, in the kitchens, using the most unusual and unexpected spots to invent a new dynamic between theater and film.

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Le Petit-Maître CorrigéLe Petit-Maître Corrigé · 2018
Le Petit-Maître Corrigé
★ 6.02018
MovieComedyRomance
Le Petit-Maître corrigé is a three-act romantic comedy by French playwright Marivaux. It was first performed on November 6, 1734, by the Comédie-Française in Paris. In this production Clément Hervieu-Léger makes the eighteenth century resonate with our era, all the more so given that the language is “simpler than in other Marivaux plays, while still as refined, precise and full of humour”. The story is that of a young Parisian whose parents have found a good match for him, a count’s daughter. But when he goes to visit her in her country home, the handsome boy – whose Parisian manners are far removed from the rules of decorum that reign in the provinces – cannot open his heart to his lovely intended. Stung, the latter decides to punish his arrogance while a former lover arrives to prevent the marriage. Between the alliance of master and manservant, and the complicity of mistress and maid, a romantic intrigue ensues full of light-hearted conspiracies and feverish emotions.

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The Game of Love and ChanceThe Game of Love and Chance · 2018
The Game of Love and Chance
★ 8.02018
MovieComedy
Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin , Paris From 16 janvier to 28 avril 2018. The Game of Love and Chance (French: Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard) is a three-act romantic comedy by French playwright Marivaux. The Game of Love and Chance was first performed 23 January 1730 by the Comédie Italienne. In this play, a young woman is visited by her betrothed, whom she does not know. To get a better idea of the type of person he is, she trades places with her servant and disguises herself. However, unbeknownst to her, her fiancé has the same idea and trades places with his valet. The "game" pits the two false servants against the two false masters, and in the end, the couples fall in love with their appropriate counterpart.

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