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Ridicule (1996)
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Overview
Release Date:
22 November 1996 (USA) moreTagline:
Il n'epargne personne. morePlot:
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 synopsisPlot Keywords:
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French Revolution
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 15 wins & 12 nominations moreUser Comments:
Malicious Wordplay, and Watch Your Back moreCast
(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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Rated R for graphic nudity, some sexuality and brief violence.Parents Guide:
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102 minCountry:
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FrenchColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Singapore:M18 | Iceland:L | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:18 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R | France:UMOVIEmeter: 
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Opening film at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. moreFAQ
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Ridicule is a French film which takes place in 1783, a few years before Louis XVI lost the ability to wear a hat; where "...in this country, vices are without consequence, but ridicule can kill." The film is about the effect of wit and word play on people's lives and careers. Malicious, mannered and highly enjoyable. Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Bernard Giraudeau and Fanny Ardant are excellent. A man would be a fool not to want to bed Ardant, and even more a fool to trust her. The love affair between Berling and his deep-diving sweetheart is amusing and endearing.
The film is sumptuously mounted. The dialogue is so clever a knowledge of French might be in order, but the English subtitles do a superb job of conveying the witty, cruel, self-serving word play.