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Ridicule
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Overview

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7.3/10   3,386 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Rémi Waterhouse (scenario)
Michel Fessler (collaboration) ...
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Release Date:
22 November 1996 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Il n'epargne personne. more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 16 wins & 12 nominations more
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User Comments:
Magnifique! more (39 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Charles Berling ... Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy
Jean Rochefort ... Le Marquis de Bellegarde
Fanny Ardant ... Madame de Blayac
Judith Godrèche ... Mathilde de Bellegarde
Bernard Giraudeau ... L'Abbée de Vilecourt
Bernard Dhéran ... Monsieur de Montalieri
Carlo Brandt ... Le Chevalier de Milletail
Jacques Mathou ... Abbé de l'Epée
Urbain Cancelier ... Le Roi Louis XVI
Albert Delpy ... Baron de Guéret
Bruno Zanardi ... Paul
Marie Pillet ... Charlotte
Jacques Roman ... Chevernoy
Philippe Magnan ... Baron de Malenval
Maurice Chevit ... Le Notaire
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for graphic nudity, some sexuality and brief violence.
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102 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Opening film at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. more
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Abbe de Vilecourt: Half naked and with the name of Stinking Bear, and he almost makes us look ridiculous. more
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Referenced in Baghead (2008) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Magnifique!, 8 April 2003
9/10
Author: FilmLabRat

This film is a real treat in its caracterization, plot, costuming, scenery, camerawork, everything! I just wish the translation were better - the French version of some of the dialogue was lost, not just because of language nuances but because of random omission of fairly important words and phrases. Malheureusement, I don't think reading the English does the wonderful film justice. Autrement, formidable!

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