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Ridicule

Wit is the ultimate weapon.

1996 · 1h 42m · 6.9 on TMDB

TP

Comedy Drama Romance

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

Charles Berling
Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy
Jean Rochefort
Le Marquis de Bellegarde
Fanny Ardant
Madame de Blayac
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

Paul

Marie Pillet

Marie Pillet

Charlotte

Production

Epithète Films

Directed by

Patrice Leconte

Where to watch

Not streaming anywhere right now — rental or physical it is.

Details›

Released: May 9, 1996
Budget: $3M
Box office: $2.5M

Awards

Best International Feature Film · 1996nomineeOscars
Best Non-English Language Film · 1996nomineeGolden Globes
Best Film Not in the English Language · 1996BAFTA
Best Film · 1997Césars

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