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Ridicule(1996)

Wit is the ultimate weapon.

6.9(223)1h 42m1996-05-09

ComedyDramaRomance

Overview

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.

Director:: Patrice Leconte
Writers:: Michel Fessler, Rémi Waterhouse, Eric Vicaut
Producers:: Philippe Carcassonne, Gilles Legrand, Frédéric Brillion
Cinematographer:: Thierry Arbogast
Composer:: Antoine Duhamel
Production:: Epithète Films
Budget:: $3,000,000
Revenue:: $2,503,829
Status:: Released

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Cast

Charles Berling

Charles Berling

Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy

Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort

Le Marquis de Bellegarde

Fanny Ardant

Fanny Ardant

Madame de Blayac

Judith Godrèche

Judith Godrèche

Mathilde de Bellegarde

Bernard Giraudeau

Bernard Giraudeau

L'Abbée de Vilecourt

Bernard Dhéran

Bernard Dhéran

Montalieri

Carlo Brandt

Carlo Brandt

Milletail

Jacques Mathou

Jacques Mathou

Abbé de l'Épée

Urbain Cancelier

Urbain Cancelier

Louis XVI

Albert Delpy

Albert Delpy

Baron de Guéret

Bruno Zanardi

Bruno Zanardi

Paul

Marie Pillet

Marie Pillet

Charlotte