17th Century France, during the reign of King Louis XIV.   Whilst visiting a provincial town, a member of Molière’s acting troupe, Gros-René, discovers a beautiful street dancer, Marquise.  Realising her talent, Molière adopts her and takes her to Versailles where she will perform before the king.  Marquise becomes disillusioned when she ends up performing dances between acts.  Her ambition to become a great actress is realised not by Molière, but by his rival playwright Racine…