Reading, Pa. -- The departments of Theatre and Modern Foreign Languages at Albright College will show a film on French playwright Molière on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at 6:30 p.m., followed by a discussion on the film and his work. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place in Albright College’s Klein Lecture Hall.

The film, created by Laurent Triard, explores the early years of the playwright, Molière, before he was famous by imagining what his life might have been like.  In the process, the film illuminates 17th-century French culture and society by considering topics that continue to be relevant today such as class, money, love and art. After the film, professors Arcana Albright, Ph.D. of the French department and Julia Matthews, Ph.D., of the Theatre department will lead a discussion on the film and Molière’s life and work. The film is in French with English subtitles.

For more information about the event or disabled assistance, please contact Julia Matthews, Ph.D., at 610-921-7660.  Klein Lecture Hall is located on the Albright College campus at 13th & Bern Streets, Reading, Pa.

Founded in 1856, Albright College is a nationally ranked, private college with a rigorous liberal arts curriculum with an interdisciplinary focus. The College’s hallmarks are connecting fields of learning, collaborative teaching and learning, and a flexible curriculum that allows students to create an individualized education. Two-thirds of students graduate with dual/individualized majors in more than 200 different combinations. Albright enrolls about 1,625 undergraduates in traditional programs, another 500 adult students in accelerated degree programs, and 100 students in the master’s program in education. Albright College is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, about 60 miles west of Philadelphia.