Ridicule
“Wit is the ultimate weapon.”
1996•1h 42m•6.9•Released
ComedyDramaRomance
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.
Director
Patrice Leconte
Writer
Michel Fessler, Rémi Waterhouse, Eric Vicaut
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$3M
Languages
French
Studio
Epithète Films
Cast
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
Montalieri
Carlo Brandt
Milletail
Jacques Mathou
Abbé de l'Épée
Urbain Cancelier
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
Production
Company
Epithète Films
Producer
Philippe Carcassonne
Producer
Gilles Legrand
Producer
Frédéric Brillion
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