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Ridicule
Ridicule

Ridicule

Wit is the ultimate weapon.

Genres

ComedyDramaRomance

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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.

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Budget

$3000000

Revenue

$2503829

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

09 May 1996

Country

France

Cast

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

Bruno Zanardi

Bruno Zanardi

Paul

Marie Pillet

Marie Pillet

Charlotte

Jacques Roman

Jacques Roman

Chevernoy

Philippe Magnan

Philippe Magnan

Baron de Malenval

Maurice Chevit

Maurice Chevit

Le notaire

Jacques François Zeller

Jacques François Zeller

Maurepas

Gérard Hardy

Gérard Hardy

Victor

Marc Berman

Marc Berman

Duc de Guines

Philippe du Janerand

Philippe du Janerand

Le généalogiste

Claude Dereppe

Claude Dereppe

Mgr d'Artimont

Isabelle Spade

Isabelle Spade

Baronne de Boisjoli

Isabelle Petit-Jacques

Isabelle Petit-Jacques

Baronne d'Oberkirchner

Nathalie Mann

Nathalie Mann

Comtesse de Blancfagot

Étienne Draber

Étienne Draber

Vicomte du Closlabbe

Fabrice Eberhard

Fabrice Eberhard

Chevalier de St Tronchain

Stéphane Fourmond

Stéphane Fourmond

Marquis de Carmes

Jean-Jacques Le Vessier

Jean-Jacques Le Vessier

Vicomte de Sabran

Lucien Pascal

Lucien Pascal

Monsieur de Blayac

Nicolas Chagrin

Nicolas Chagrin

Lord Bolingbroke

Fabien Béhar

Fabien Béhar

Secrétaire du roi

Mirabelle Kirkland

Mirabelle Kirkland

Marie-Antoinette

Marie Llano

Marie Llano

Mère de Léonard

Antonin Lebas-Joly

Antonin Lebas-Joly

Léonard

Didier Abot

Didier Abot

Le curé

Julien Bukowski

Julien Bukowski

Gentilhomme

José Fumanal

José Fumanal

L'Officier Duel

Sylvie Herbert

Sylvie Herbert

Mère du Ponceludon

Alain Hocine

Alain Hocine

Le joueur

Clémentine Buxtorf

Clémentine Buxtorf

La soeur

Boris Napes

Boris Napes

Le peintre

Gérard Sergue

Gérard Sergue

Le voleur

Laurent Valo

Laurent Valo

Simon

Claire Garguier

Claire Garguier

Thérèse

Marine Guez

Marine Guez

La cantatrice

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