Charles Berling
Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy
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Ridicule. (film) Ridicule ( French pronunciation: [ʁidikyl]) is a 1996 French period drama film directed by Patrice Leconte and starring Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant and Judith Godrèche. Set in the 18th century at the decadent court of Versailles, where social status can rise and fall based on one's ability to mete out witty ...
- $8.3 million
- Frédéric Brillion, Philippe Carcassonne, Gilles Legrand, Ranvijay Patwardhan
Nov 22, 1996 · Ridicule: Directed by Patrice Leconte. With Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant, Judith Godrèche. 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.
- (8K)
- Comedy, Drama, History
- Patrice Leconte
- 1996-11-22
Dec 6, 1996 · Imagine a time when all compliments are two-faced, when every truth is tinged with irony, when insults are the currency of humor. We have more in common with the 18th century than we might imagine. “Ridicule” is a movie that takes place at the court of Louis XVI, circa 1783, but its values would be at home around the Algonquin Round Table, or in modern comedy clubs. Wit is all. Sincerity ...
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Ridicule. Moved by the difficulties faced by peasants living in the mosquito-ridden swamplands near Lyon, aristocratic engineer Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy (Charles Berling) devises a ...
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- Patrice Leconte
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- Charles Berling
Summaries. 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. In the periwigged and opulent France of Louis XVI, an unwitting nobleman soon discovers that survival at court demands both a razor wit and an acid tongue. — Dawn M. Barclift.
Released November 22nd, 1996, 'Ridicule' stars Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant, Judith Godrèche The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 42 min, and received a user score of 69 (out of ...
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