L’Avare

"Giving" is a word he so abhors that he never says, "I give you," but rather, "I lend you good day!"
Penniless despite their father's wealth, Cléante is unable to help the young and beautiful Marianne, with whom he is in love. To make matters worse, the old man intends to keep the young woman's beauty and freshness for himself... As for Elise, she is forced to marry a middle-aged man for the sole reason that he agrees to take her "without a dowry"... Accompanied by their accomplices, Elise and Cléante will have to do everything in their power to thwart their father's outlandish and Machiavellian schemes...