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A farce in which Octavio marries in his father's absence, but while he was away, his father promised Octavio in marriage to a friend's daughter. The rascal Scapin dupes the father into paying off the family. Meanwhile, another man's son falls in love with a gypsy, and Scapin tricks hi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: France. Ministère de la culture et de la communication, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), TF1 Films Production
Other Authors: Benhaioun, Paul Robin, Boutron, Pierre, 1947-, Gille, André, Perrin, Francis, Risch, Maurice, 1943-, Molière, 1622-1673
Format: Video
Language:French
Language Notes:French with English subtitles.
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, [1989]
Series:Theatre in video.
Subjects:
Molière, > 1622-1673 > Film and video adaptations.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Internet videos.
Feature films.
Online Access:Connect to this online video
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Summary:A farce in which Octavio marries in his father's absence, but while he was away, his father promised Octavio in marriage to a friend's daughter. The rascal Scapin dupes the father into paying off the family. Meanwhile, another man's son falls in love with a gypsy, and Scapin tricks his father into paying her ransom, and when he is caught, the rascal tricks them into forgiveness and goes on his way.
Item Description:Originally published as a videocassette.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 streaming video (95 min.)