Ridicule
Wit is the ultimate weapon.
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5/9/1996Runtime
102 minsOverview
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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ReleasedOriginal Language
FrenchBudget
$3,000,000Revenue
$2,503,829Homepage
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A razor-sharp 18th-century court comedy where survival means mastering the art of verbal sparring. Watch as a desperate provincial nobleman navigates Versailles' treacherous landscape of fashion, flirtation, and cruelty hidden behind elegant repartee.
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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
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