The Imaginary Invalid

Also known as Le malade imaginaire

The Imaginary Invalid is a 1934 French historical comedy film directed by Lucien Jaquelux and starring Robert Pizani, Ginette Gaubert and Nane Germon. It is an adaptation of the 1673 play The Imaginary Invalid by Molière, later turned into a 1952 West German film of the same title.

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The Imaginary Invalid (French: Le malade imaginaire) is a 1934 French historical comedy film directed by Lucien Jaquelux and starring Robert Pizani, Ginette Gaubert and Nane Germon. It is an adaptation of the 1673 play The Imaginary Invalid by Molière, later turned into a 1952 West German film of the same title.

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Synopsis

A bedridden hypochondriac is exploited by his wife and physicians who run rings round him. Only his daughter really cares for him, and he is eventually convinced to allow her to marry the man she really wants rather than the match he had planned for her.

Cast

Robert Pizani as Thomas Diafoirus

Ginette Gaubert as Angélique

Nane Germon as Toinette

Dranem as Argan

Alfred Argus as Béralde

Jacqueline Cartier as Louison

Georges Colin as Docteur Diafoirus

Robert Darthez as Cléante

Marguerite Ducouret as Bélise

Anthony Gildès as Monsieur Bonnefoi

Raymond Ménage as Monsieur Purgon

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Also known as Le malade imaginaire

Notable quotes

“Il faut qu'il ait tué bien des gens pour s'être fait si riche.”
— He must have killed off an awful lot of patients to have made all that money.
“Il marche, dort, mange et boit tout comme les autres; mais cela n'empêche pas qu'il ne soit fort malade.”
— He can get about, sleep, eat and drink like anybody else. But that doesn't mean to say he's not very ill.
“Presque tous les hommes meurent de leurs remèdes, et non pas de leurs maladies.”
— Most people die of the cure, not the disease.
“Crève, crève; cela t'apprendra une autre fois à te jouer à la Faculté.”
— Die and be damned, that'll teach you to make fun of the Faculty of Medicine!

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