Ridicule

Name: Ridicule
Genre: Drama, History, Comedy, Romance
Released: November 22, 1996
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 80
Cast: Albert Delpy, Bernard Dhéran, Bernard Giraudeau, Carlo Brandt, Charles Berling

1996

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PolyGram Film Distribution | Release Date: November 22, 1996 | R

Starring: Albert Delpy, Bernard Dhéran, Bernard Giraudeau, Carlo Brandt, Charles Berling, Fanny Ardant, Jacques Mathou, Jean Rochefort, Judith Godrèche, Urbain Cancelier

Summary: 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

Genre(s): Drama, History, Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 102 min

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TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Perfectly gorgeous and perfectly nasty. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Resplendent and intelligent from start to finish, Ridicule strikes a winning balance between humor and heart as it pillories an era in France (the court of Louis XVI, circa 1780) when wit was the most valuable currency and a man's fortune and reputation could be made or undone on the strength of a single remark. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

It's a thrillingly malicious visit, a gorgeous period drama. [06 Dec 1996, p.A]

Kenneth Turan

Witty, intelligent and quintessentially French, it is an unusually involving costume drama that takes us into a decadent world few will know existed, a place where “vices are without consequence but ridicule can kill.” Read full review

James Berardinelli

For those who appreciate movies with a bite, Ridicule shows its teeth early and keeps them razor-sharp throughout. Read full review

David Armstrong

What the story lacks in tension, Waterhouse's writing and Leconte's direction make up for in entertainment. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Rather deliberately paced, and mired in archaic and abstruse puns, the film is perhaps more interesting than enjoyable. Still, Leconte's customary zest and mordant humour are there, lurking behind the claustrophobic production design and free-spirited camerawork. Read full review

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