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Molière (L'Avare - Les Fourberies De Scapin - Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme) / La Fontaine (Fables)

Louis De Funès

Artist: Louis De Funès
Label: Vogue
Catalog number: 508603
Format: LP · Compilation
Country: France
Released: 1980
Genre: Non-Music

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Louis de Funès, widely celebrated as a titan of French physical comedy, showcases his versatility here by performing iconic works from Molière and La Fontaine. Released on the Vogue label in 1980, this record offers a rare opportunity to hear the actor step away from his frantic cinematic persona to engage with the refined classical traditions of French literature.

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Molière (L'Avare - Les Fourberies De Scapin - Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme) / La Fontaine (Fables) has 16 tracks, about 39:03 of music. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.

A1L'Avare2:48
A2Les Fourberies De Scapin5:50
Voice
François Périer, Louis De Funès
A3Suite Symphonique Des Fourberies De Scapin2:08
Composed By, Directed By
Gérard Calvi
A4Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme6:03
Voice
Bernard Blier, Louis De Funès
A5La Turquerie0:42
Directed By
Roland Douatte
Written-By
Jean-Baptiste Lully
A6Ouverture Du Ballet Des Nations1:25
Directed By
Roland Douatte
Written-By
Jean-Baptiste Lully
B1Le Corbeau Et Le Renard2:00
B2Le Loup Et L'Agneau1:44
B3Le Coche Et La Mouche2:45
B4La Cigale Et La Fourmi1:28
B5Le Petit Poisson Et Le Pêcheur1:43
B6Le Lion Et Le Moucheron2:19
B7La Grenouille Qui Veut Se Faire Aussi Grosse Que Le Boeuf1:39
B8La Montagne Qui Accouche0:44
B9Le Chat, La Belette Et Le Petit Lapin3:00
B10Le Savetier Et Le Financier2:45

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Released by Vogue in 1980 under catalog number 508603, this record captures the iconic French comedian Louis de Funès performing selections from the works of Molière and Jean de La Fontaine. By this stage in his career, de Funès was an established national treasure in France, and the recording highlights his characteristic expressive delivery and mastery of comic timing. It serves as a testament to his transition from cinema back to the classical literary traditions that underpinned much of his theatrical background.

The album reflects a trend in the 1970s and 1980s of producing spoken-word records that brought high French literature to a wider, often younger audience through the voices of popular performers. Vogue, a significant independent label of the era, chose to lean into de Funès's immense popularity by positioning him as a narrator of these timeless fables and comedic excerpts. The design is utilitarian, intended for educational and home listening, reflecting the cultural prestige accorded to Molière and La Fontaine in the French school system and domestic households at the time.

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