Ce diable d'homme

Ce diable d'homme

One man. One pen. And ideas come to life.

Limited Series 1978 · 6 eps · Comedy, Family, Drama, Documentary

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This devil of a man plunges the viewer into the very heart of the Voltaire whirlwind, that incandescent mind who shook his century. The series follows his meteoric rise, his exiles, his battles and flashes of genius, in a Europe still tightly bound by absolutism. We discover an unbowed, charming, formidable man whose pen makes ministers, kings and fanatics tremble. Between glittering salons, damp prisons and passionate loves, Voltaire crosses the Age of Enlightenment like a meteor. Each episode reveals a confrontation, a flight, a victory wrested through the sheer force of intellect. Carried by elegant direction and a sweeping, novelistic energy, the series paints a vibrant portrait of a fighter for freedom. A journey into the life of a man who never stopped thinking, loving and provoking.

Created by Marcel Camus

Network: TF1

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Michel Herbault Forcalquier
Gérard Caillaud Beaumarchais
Jean Turlier Tronchin
Roger Carel Keyserling
Jean Mourat Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Nicole Garcia Adrienne Lecouvreur
Marie-Christine Demarest Mme Denis
Denis Manuel Voltaire jeune
Roland Monk Thiérot
Bernard Lavalette M. Du Châtelet
Georges Descrières Duc de Richelieu
Geneviève Grad La Pompadour

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