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Ridicule

Wit is the ultimate weapon.

6.9

1h 42m

1996

“Wit is the ultimate weapon.”

Synopsis

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

Trailer

ComedyDramaRomance

courtbedroompainterversaillesduelrabbitdrainage projectpowder18th centurysign languagesaristocracy

Cast & Crew

Charles Berling

Charles Berling

as Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy

Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort

as Le Marquis de Bellegarde

Fanny Ardant

Fanny Ardant

as Madame de Blayac

Judith Godrèche

Judith Godrèche

as Mathilde de Bellegarde

Bernard Giraudeau

Bernard Giraudeau

as L'Abbée de Vilecourt

Bernard Dhéran

Bernard Dhéran

as Montalieri

Carlo Brandt

Carlo Brandt

as Milletail

Jacques Mathou

Jacques Mathou

as Abbé de l'Épée

Urbain Cancelier

Urbain Cancelier

as Louis XVI

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