BILLED as a French Shakes-peare in Love, this follows the same idea of fictionalising an early part of a master playwright's life to explain where he got many of his ideas from.

Like its English counterpart, you'll get more from this if you're already familiar with Moliere's work and can spot the (rather heavy-handed) references to his work.

But even for neophytes, there's plenty of fun to be had as Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, aka Moliere, is freed from his debtor's prison cell on condition he coaches the wealthy but uncultured Jourdain to impress the object of his affections.

It's all good fun, makes a few serious points and leaves you feeling all's well with the world.