CinemaOSMovie · 1996 · 1h 42m

Ridicule

Wit is the ultimate weapon.

69%(229)IMDbComedyDramaRomance

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.

Directed byPatrice Leconte

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 42m
Language
FR
Released
May 9, 1996
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$2,503,829
Studios
Epithète Films

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RIDICULE — Fanny Ardant, Jean Rochefor

RIDICULE — Fanny Ardant, Jean Rochefor

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Charles Berling

Charles Berling

Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy

Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort

Le Marquis de Bellegarde

Fanny Ardant

Fanny Ardant

Madame de Blayac

Judith Godrèche

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

Creative team
Directed by
Patrice Leconte
Patrice Leconte
Written by
Michel Fessler
Michel Fessler
Rémi Waterhouse
Produced by
Philippe Carcassonne
Philippe Carcassonne
Gilles Legrand
Gilles Legrand

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