

Ridicule
1996-05-09 · 102 min · ★ 6.9
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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Production details
- Directors
- Patrice Leconte
- Production companies
- Epithète Films
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 3,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 2,503,829
Top Cast
Charles BerlingLe Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy
Jean RochefortLe Marquis de Bellegarde
Fanny ArdantMadame de Blayac
Judith GodrècheMathilde de Bellegarde
Bernard GiraudeauL'Abbée de Vilecourt
Bernard DhéranMontalieri
Carlo BrandtMilletail
Jacques MathouAbbé de l'Épée
Urbain CancelierLouis XVI
Albert DelpyBaron de Guéret
Marie PilletCharlotte
Jacques RomanChevernoy
Philippe MagnanBaron de Malenval
Maurice ChevitLe notaire
Marc BermanDuc de Guines
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