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Ridicule

Wit is the ultimate weapon.

To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.

1h 42m1996TMDb 6.9

ComedyDramaRomance

French

Crew and Cast

Patrice LecontePatrice LeconteDirectorCharles BerlingCharles BerlingLe Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de MalavoyJean RochefortJean RochefortLe Marquis de BellegardeFanny ArdantFanny ArdantMadame de BlayacJudith GodrècheJudith GodrècheMathilde de BellegardeBernard GiraudeauBernard GiraudeauL'Abbée de VilecourtBernard DhéranBernard DhéranMontalieriCarlo BrandtCarlo BrandtMilletailJacques MathouJacques MathouAbbé de l'ÉpéeUrbain CancelierUrbain CancelierLouis XVIAlbert DelpyAlbert DelpyBaron de Guéret
Bruno ZanardiPaulMarie PilletMarie PilletCharlotteJacques RomanJacques RomanChevernoyPhilippe MagnanPhilippe MagnanBaron de MalenvalMaurice ChevitMaurice ChevitLe notaire
Jacques François ZellerMaurepas
Gérard HardyVictorMarc BermanMarc BermanDuc de GuinesPhilippe du JanerandPhilippe du JanerandLe généalogiste
Claude DereppeMgr d'ArtimontIsabelle SpadeIsabelle SpadeBaronne de BoisjoliIsabelle Petit-JacquesIsabelle Petit-JacquesBaronne d'OberkirchnerNathalie MannNathalie MannComtesse de BlancfagotÉtienne DraberÉtienne DraberVicomte du Closlabbe
Fabrice EberhardChevalier de St Tronchain
Stéphane FourmondMarquis de CarmesJean-Jacques Le VessierJean-Jacques Le VessierVicomte de Sabran
Lucien PascalMonsieur de BlayacNicolas ChagrinNicolas ChagrinLord BolingbrokeFabien BéharFabien BéharSecrétaire du roi

Storyline

To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
9 May 1996
Runtime
1h 42m
TMDB score
6.9 / 10 (229 votes)

Production

Director
Patrice Leconte
Writers
Rémi Waterhouse, Michel Fessler, Eric Vicaut
Studios
Epithète Films
Countries
France

Box Office

Budget
$3.0M
Revenue
$2.5M
Profit
$496,171.0 loss
Return
0.8×

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
French