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Ridicule

Wit is the ultimate weapon.

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  • Drama
  • Comedy
  • Romance

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.

Keywords

  • 18th century
  • court
  • sign languages
  • painter
  • versailles
  • duel
  • rabbit
  • aristocracy
  • bedroom
  • drainage project
  • powder

Details

Status
Released
Release date
May 9, 1996
Original language
French
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
Epithète Films
Cast
Charles Berling,Jean Rochefort,Fanny Ardant,Judith Godrèche,Bernard Giraudeau,Bernard Dhéran,Carlo Brandt,Jacques Mathou,Urbain Cancelier,Albert Delpyand 34 more
Director
Patrice Leconte
Writer
Rémi Waterhouse,Michel Fessler,Eric Vicaut
Producer
Frédéric Brillion,Philippe Carcassonne,Gilles Legrand
Cinematography
Thierry Arbogast
Music
Antoine Duhamel
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$2,503,829
IMDb
tt0117477
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