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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.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.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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 20 wins & 17 nominations total
Judith Godrèche
- Mathilde
- (as Judith Godreche)
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- TriviaIt is worth noting the presence of a real historical figure, father Charles Michel de l'Épée. The abbot de l'Épée was one of the first to take an interest in the issue of public education for the deaf, giving priority to sign language as a language of instruction.
- GoofsAround 44 min, when Grégoire is talking with Madame de Blayac, her left hand is touching the table, but in the next shot it's just hanging on the chair's the armrest.
- Quotes
Gregoire Ponceludon de Malavoy: Peasants feed aristocrats as well as mosquitoes.
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Cutting humor truly a cut above
I have to say that this film is certainly not for an audience with a predilection for sophomoric or low-brow "hu-mah". The action in this film is nearly entirely a matter of verbal cut and thrust and quick repartee. A period piece shot in pre-revolutionary France in the days of King Louis and Marie Antoinette, Ridicule portrays an era when wit could earn a passport into courtly favor, and one verbal faux pas could ruin a man's reputation and position in society. Charles Berling's performance as Ponceledon, the rustic nobleman trying to bring his petition to drain the disease-infested swamps of his region before the King of France, is in a word, superb... Fanny Ardant is also a well-cast Madame de Blayac, the dexterously duplicitous countess who appears disposed towards aiding Ponceledon in his suit. Ridicule is a genuinely delightful comedy. I recommend it highly even to those who do not speak French. My rating: 9/10.
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- Caledonia Twin #1
- Jan 24, 2001
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- Budget
- FRF 50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,979,768
- Gross worldwide
- $1,979,768
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