| L'avare | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Louis de Funès Jean Girault |
| Produced by | Christian Fechner |
| Written by | Louis de Funès Jean Girault |
| Starring | Louis de Funès |
| Music by | Jean Bizet |
| Distributed by | A.M.L.F |
| Release date(s) | 1980 |
| Running time | 125 min. |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
L'avare is a French comedy movie from 1980, directed by Louis de Funès and Jean Girault, written by Louis de Funès and Jean Girault, and starring by Louis de Funès. The English title of the film is The Miser. It is an adaptation of Moliere's famous comedy L'Avare ou L'École du mensonge (The Miser).
De Funès tried to draw out the unhappy side of the character. Harpagon, unloved by humanity, is driven to an obsessive love of money.[1]