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Ridicule
“Wit is the ultimate weapon.”
7.0 / 10• 1996• 1h 42m•NR• French
ComedyDramaRomance
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.
Cast & Crew
Charles Berling
Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy
Lead
Jean Rochefort
Le Marquis de Bellegarde
Fanny Ardant
Madame de Blayac
Judith Godrèche
Mathilde de Bellegarde
Bernard Giraudeau
L'Abbée de Vilecourt
Bernard Dhéran
Montalieri
Carlo Brandt
Milletail
Jacques Mathou
Abbé de l'Épée
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Patrice Leconte's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ridicule is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
