Release Date
November 22, 1996
Director
Patrice Leconte
Writer
Rémi Waterhouse, Michel Fessler, Eric Vicaut
Cast
Fanny Ardant, Jean Rochefort, Judith Godreche, Charles Berling
Studio
Running Time
102 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for graphic nudity, some sexuality and brief violence
What is Ridicule about?
In Versailles, 1783, biting wit and ridicule were the coin of the day. What few favors or grants the King would dispense, he did so on a scale of wit or ridicule. The more clever the words, the greater the chances the favor would be allowed. To win support for a badly needed project in his region, Gregoire Ponceludon de Malavoy (Charles Berling) journeys to Versailles to persuade the palace with logic, reason and an... Full synopsis »
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