Ridicule (1996)
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Cast
as Ponceludon de Malavoy
as Madame de Blayac
as Mathilde de Bellagarde
as L'Abbe de Vilecourt
as Marquis de Bellagarde
as Chevalier de Milletail
as Monsieur de Montalieri
as Baron de Gueret
as Abbot de l'Epee
as Louis XVI
as Paul
as Charlotte
as Colonel de Chevernoy
as Baron de Malenval
as The Notary
as Maurepas
as Victor
as Duke de Guines
as The Genealogist
as Monsignor d'Artimont
as Baroness de Boisjoli
as Baroness d'Oberkirchner
as Countess de Blancfagot
as Viscount du Closlabbe
as Knight de St. Tronchain
as Marquis de Carmes
as Viscount de Sabran
as Monsieur de Blayac
as Lord Bolingbroke
as Secretary to the King
as Marie-Antoinette
as Leonard's Mother
as Leonard
as The Priest
as Gentleman
as Officer in Duel
as Ponceludon's Mother
as Le Player
as The Sister
as The Painter
as The Thief
as Simon
as Therese
as The Singer
Critic Reviews for Ridicule
All Critics (18) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (4) | DVD (1)
Audiences will respond favorably to its overall warmth, and the motion picture academy may, too.
Beautifully dark, funny and nasty.
The acting or the story did not excite me enough to think that this clever film was anything special, except as a mildly diverting farce.
Audience Reviews for Ridicule
Typical fare that critics love to love, and I just don't relate to.
Super Reviewer
A provincial lord goes to Versailles to entreat Louis XVI to finance an engineering project that will save his villagers. This film's concept is engaging and interesting, in the ilk of Dangerous Liaisons: I like the idea that one's wit an ability to manipulate social standing have economic and political weight. Such a concept demonstrates the power of rhetoric as a creation of reality. However, the execution of the film leaves much to be desired. When the film presents itself as an exhibition of fine wits, it is reasonable to expect witty remarks, but all the repartee, witticisms, barbs, come-backs, and clever insults (no puns, of course) are rather lame. There's more wit in a bad House episode than in this whole film. What is more, the love triangle doesn't work for me because the final result is a predictable fait d'accompli. Finally, the conclusion of the film essentially makes the action that preceded it meaningless. Overall, while I like the film's central thesis, I can't find much to like in the action or plot
Super Reviewer
The man who is to make the introduction is Monsieur de Blayac layes on his deathbed and in walks Monsieur de Montalieri who exemplifies the unchristian nature of the clergy in the French court. He reminds Blayac of an insult from many decades before and in bizarre fashion whips it out and starts peeing on him. The director zooms in for a p***is extreme close-up for some reason, and really that will be my most disturbing memorable moment of the movie. Gregoire attempts learn how to play the part of a successful Courtier, while convincing himself that it is just an act. His instructor is Marquis de Bellegarde who is an experienced courtier but lacking in the intellect to really make it. He sees in Gregoire the quick wit that he wished he had. Gregoire falls for Bellegardes daughter who is as equally as super aultruistic, but is arranged to a much elderly count who arranges to marry her for 2,000 frac allowance an Bimonthly bed visitations. Next time I’ll just dig up an old copy of Dangerous Liaisons, Glen Close at the top of her acting game.
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