The Enchanted

The Enchanted

Maurice Valency, Jean Giraudoux

The Enchanted

The Enchanted

Maurice Valency, Jean Giraudoux

Overview

A charming young lady in a provincial French town is obsessed by the supernatural. Most are tolerant of her, but the government inspector regards her as a threat to order and security. He summons all of the authority and power of the state to rid her of her obsession. She falls in love, thereby discovering the joys of the normal world and accomplishing in a split second what law, force and logic could not.

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  • Genre: Adaptations (Stage & Screen), Mystery/Thriller, Period, Romantic Comedy
  • Time Period: 1950s
  • Cast Attributes: Flexible cast size
  • Target Audience: Adult, Children (Age 6 - 10), Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Maurice Valency

Maurice Valency (1903-1996) was a playwright, author, critic and popular professor of Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He was best known for his award-winning adaptations of plays by Jean Giraudoux (The Madwoman of Chaillot, Ondine, The Enchanted and The Apollo ...
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