If you don't mind subtitles, this is a fantastic flick. This smart slapstick comedy is based on real life actor and playwright, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, a.k.a Moliere. Moliere lived in the 17th century and is considered one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. He entertained royalty and is famous for his farces.

Here is a synopsis of the flick from Wikipedia:

"Following an unsuccessful run as a tragic actor, Molière is released from debtor's prison by Monsieur Jourdain (Fabrice Luchini), a wealthy commoner with social pretensions, who agrees to pay the young actor's debts if Molière teaches him to act. Jourdain, already a married man with two daughters, hopes to use this talent to ingratiate himself with Célimène (Ludivine Sagnier), a recently widowed beauty and wit with whom he has become obsessed, by performing a short play he has written for the occasion. Molière, however, who has been presented to the family and staff of Monsieur Jourdain as Tartuffe, a priest who is supposedly to serve as tutor for the Jourdains' younger daughter, proceeds to fall in love with Jourdain's neglected wife, Elmire (Laura Morante). Sub-plots involve the love life of the Jourdains' older daughter, and the intrigues of the penniless and cynical aristocrat Dorante (Edouard Baer) at the expense of the gullible Jourdain."

This film will definitely tickle your funny bone and you'll learn something about a beloved historical figure. If you are tired of suffering through another brain numbing bathroom humour comedy, this will be a refreshing change. Enjoy!