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MOLIÈRE, CYRANO AND THE YOUNG KING

by Michel Leclerc

synopsis

During a Paris rebellion, young Louis XIV must be hidden and is secretly replaced at court by a look-alike. Entrusted to the musketeer-poet Cyrano de Bergerac, Louis is sheltered within Madeleine’s traveling theater troupe, where the actor and aspiring playwright Molière has just joined – unaware their newest member is the future king. As Cyrano struggles to handle the arrogant and clumsy young king, he begins writing a bold play for the troupe. Molière, bursting with ideas, transforms the work with wit and heart, awakening his genius for comedy and deepening his secret feelings for Madeleine, while young Louis discovers the joy of theater and the power of friendship. In Paris, intrigue is brewing – can the young king return in time and embrace his true royal destiny?

international title: Molière, Cyrano and the Young King
original title: Les Caprices de l'Enfant-Roi
country: France
year: 2026
genre: fiction
directed by: Michel Leclerc
film run: 114'
release date: FR 24/06/2026
screenplay: Michel Leclerc, Baya Kasmi, Alexandre Castagnetti
cast: Artus, Julia Piaton, Nemo Schiffman, Niels Hamel-Brochen, Franck Dubosc, Doria Tillier, Suzanne De Baecque
cinematography by: Alexis Kavyrchine
film editing: Sophie Reine
art director: Pascale Consigny
music: Pierre Legay
producer: Isabelle Grellat, Guillaume Renouil
production: Mandarin & Compagnie (Mandarin Productions Cinéma & Télévision), Elephant Story, Le Pacte
distributor: Le Pacte