Ridicule (1996)
Wit is the ultimate weapon.
1996 · 1h 42m · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Genres: 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.
Director: Patrice Leconte
Writers: Eric Vicaut, Michel Fessler, Rémi Waterhouse
Music by: Antoine Duhamel
Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast
Editor: Joëlle Hache
Box office: $3M · Budget: $3M · Rated 6.9/10 by 225 viewers
Cast
Charles Berling as Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de MalavoyJean Rochefort as Le Marquis de BellegardeFanny Ardant as Madame de BlayacJudith Godrèche as Mathilde de BellegardeBernard Giraudeau as L'Abbée de VilecourtBernard Dhéran as MontalieriCarlo Brandt as MilletailJacques Mathou as Abbé de l'ÉpéeUrbain Cancelier as Louis XVIAlbert Delpy as Baron de GuéretBruno Zanardi as PaulMarie Pillet as CharlotteMore like this
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