The Misanthrope (Misantropen) 49 years old

Bergman took one of his favourite plays to Copenhagen for a guest performance, which was even broadcast on Danish TV. In his Copenhagen The Misanthrope, Bergman maintained a dual approach. On the one hand, a production of Molière's play as a theatrical game performed in style and intellectually conceived; on the other hand, an exposure, through physical and psychological intensity, of the emotional tragedy in which Alceste and Celemine are both victims. Expectations were high prior to Bergman's production of The Misanthrope. A reviewer wrote, 'For the first time Molière's connection to the Danish stage is intercepted by a director whose forte is physiological tragedy, Strindberg over Holberg'. Many reviews had expected Bergman to put his very personal stamp on the production. Instead they experienced 'a clean Molière' and were struck by Bergman's faithfulness to the original mise-en-scene and to the classical rhythm of Molière's text.

Credits

Ghita Nørby as Célimène

Hanne Borchsenius as Éliante

Peter Steen as Clitandre

Olaf Ussing as A messenger

Erik Mørk as Acaste

Ebbe Rode as Oronte

The Misanthrope Cast

Name	Character
Ghita Nørby She was 39, now 89 years old	as Célimène
Hanne Borchsenius She was 38, 76 years old when she died	as Éliante
Peter Steen He was 38, 77 years old when he died	as Clitandre
Olaf Ussing He was 67, 82 years old when he died	as A messenger
Erik Mørk He was 48, 67 years old when he died	as Acaste
Ebbe Rode He was 64, 88 years old when he died	as Oronte
Paul Hüttel He was 38, now 88 years old	as Basque
Holger Juul Hansen He was 49, 88 years old when he died	as Phillinte
Henning Moritzen He was 45, 84 years old when he died	as Alceste

The Misanthrope Crew

Name	Department
Molière as Author. He was 352 (51) years old when He died	Writing

The Misanthrope (49 years)

Release day: Friday, May 10, 1974
Runtime: 115 minutes