Deux Misanthropes contemporains. De Molière à Stéphane Braunschweig et Clément Hervieu-Léger

Authors

  • Diana Nechit “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania Author
  • Andrei C. Șerban “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37130/xw8fm215

Keywords:

Molière, The Misanthrope, contemporary performance, Stéphane Braunschweig, Clément Hervieu-Léger

Abstract

This article proposes a parallel semiotic analysis of two contemporary stage adaptations of Molière’s The Misanthrope by Stéphane Braunschweig (Théâtre national de Strasbourg, 2003) and Clément Hervieu-Léger (Comédie Française, 2017). Keeping the classic text unaltered, the two directors offer totally different perspectives, accessing new layers of the literary reference. While Braunschweig is more concerned with how the scenography and costume design can keep the stakes of Molière’s play unaltered when transposing it in modern times, Hervieu-Léger applies a more radical reading, moving away from the demands of a comedy to provide the premises for a drama of ideas.

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Author Biographies

  • Diana Nechit, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania

    Diana Nechit is Associate Professor at the Department of Drama and Theatre Studies of the Faculty of Letters and Arts, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu. She has a PhD in French literature, with a thesis on the theatre of Bernard-Marie Koltès. Her areas of expertise focus on theatrical studies, the relationship between text and image, contemporary French dramaturgy, and French language for the performing arts. She writes reviews and studies on dramatic literature, theatre, and film, in numerous national publications. She has translated contemporary French plays, having already published several texts in anthologies, but also texts to be performed on Romanian stages.

  • Andrei C. Șerban, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania

    Andrei C. Șerban is Lecturer PhD at the Department of Drama and Theatre Studies of the Faculty of Letters and Arts, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu. He has published theatre and film chronicles, but also studies in national specialty journals. He is reviewer and jury member at The Monthly Film Festival in Glasgow. For some special screenings, he has moderated meetings with film directors and with actors at ESTE Film Festival and TIFF Sibiu, being responsible for the Neorealism and New Realisms section at the ASTRA Film Festival 2015.

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Published

2022-12-12

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 2 (2022): I AM ANOTHER YOU. Mediating Intimacy and Body Politics / MOLIÈRE: 400th Anniversary of his Birth

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Articles

How to Cite

Nechit, D., & Șerban, A. C. (2022). Deux Misanthropes contemporains. De Molière à Stéphane Braunschweig et Clément Hervieu-Léger. CONCEPT, 25(2), 133-144. https://doi.org/10.37130/xw8fm215