Ridicule

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Ridicule is a 1996 French period drama film that satirizes the decadence and cruelty of pre-Revolutionary Versailles society through the story of a provincial nobleman navigating its witty but ruthless court.

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Ridicule canonical 6

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instanceOf French film
film
period drama film
satirical film
awardReceived César Award for Best Costume Design
César Award for Best Director
César Award for Best Film
César Award for Best Original Screenplay
castMember Albert Delpy
Bernard Giraudeau
Carlo Brandt
Charles Berling
Fanny Ardant
François Levantal
Jacques Mathou
Jean Rochefort
Jean Yanne
Judith Godrèche
Philippe Laudenbach NERFINISHED
Urbain Cancelier NERFINISHED
Vincent de Bouard
cinematographer Thierry Arbogast
composer Antoine Duhamel
countryOfOrigin France
depicts court of Louis XVI
director Patrice Leconte
distributor Miramax Films
editor Joëlle Hache
filmRatingFrance U
genre drama film
historical film
satire
hasTheme class inequality
power of language and wit
social satire
languageOfWork French
mainCharacter Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy
narrativeFocus cruelty of courtly wit and ridicule
decadence of pre-Revolutionary French aristocracy
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
originalLanguage French
producer Philippe Carcassonne
productionCompany Lazennec Films
protagonistOccupation provincial nobleman
releaseDate 1996-04-10
releaseYear 1996
runtimeMinutes 102
screenwriter Eric Vicaut
Michel Fessler
Rémi Waterhouse
settingCountry France
settingPeriod 18th century
settingPlace Versailles

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Charles Berling notableWork Ridicule
Fanny Ardant notableWork Ridicule
Jean Rochefort notableWork Ridicule
Hervé de Luze editedFilm Ridicule
Robert Hakim notableWork Ridicule
Jacques Witta editedFilm Ridicule