Backstage at Comedie Francaise.(Arts)(Television)

From: The Washington Times | Date: September 1, 1996| Author: Pressley, Nelson | Copyright information

Documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman sticks to his famous "fly on the wall" approach in "La Comedie Francaise ou L'Amour Joue," the four-hour documentary that airs tonight on PBS' WETA-TV and Thursday on Maryland Public Television.

The Comedie Francaise, the acting company that Louis XIV mandated seven years after Moliere died, endures as one of the world's great theaters. The film is a guided tour of the company in the sense that Mr. Wiseman shows you what he wants...

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