Not immediately recognizable Thibault de Montalembert. Poorly lit by a candle and badly dressed. But we can hear him clearly. His passionate yet desperate declaration of love from the proverbial comedy, A door must be open or closedthe jewel ofAlfred de Musset published in 1845 and first performed in 1848, touches the most hardened of hearts.

It’s the Comte’s “day” at the Marquise’s (Christèle Tual), as she opens her salon. It’s as cold in her home as it is outside, where the storm is roaring. Coincidence or strategy on the part of the hostess, the man is alone and alone. “ a little bored “. The two protagonists thus clash without the presence of the whole of Paris.

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