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Ridicule is a 1996 French film set in the 18th century at the decadent court of Versailles, where social status can rise and fall based on one's ability to mete out witty insults and avoid ridicule...
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Contact: View company contact information for Ridicule on IMDbPro. ... I must say that I wish I could speak better French, simply because this film has such a great sense of humor, it would only intensify the hilarity of the picture. The story was not perhaps the most original, then again, what is?
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The indiscreet poisons of the aristocracy are on vivid display in ``Ridicule,'' a witty, visually splendid French costume drama that opens today at the Clay.
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In Versailles, 1783, biting wit and ridicule were the coin of the day. What few favors or grants the King would dispense, he did so on a scale of wit or ridicule. The more clever the words, the greater the chances the favor would be allowed.
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Ridicule, Patrice Leconte's satire of 18th century court life in France, won the Cesar award for best 1996 French film at the 22nd Cesar ceremony Saturday in a theater guarded by scores of riot police.
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As members of the press have had a chance to talk to Wes Anderson thanks to the release of Fantastic Mr. Fox, I’ve had a few conversations with other web writers who noted that no one seemed to be asking Anderson about his adaptation of the French film My Best Friend.
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Louis Leterrier opted to direct The Incredible Hulk instead of the third film, so French filmmaker and former graffiti artist Olivier Megaton (Second unit director for the Luc Besson produced Hitman) has attempted to fill his shoes.
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Disco @ the Sydney French Film Festival ... Disco is currently screening in Sydney and Melbourne as part of the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival. ... [ Previous - Public Enemy Number One (Part 1 and 2) @ the Sydney French Film Festival ]
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2002; French Film Series ... February 5th Ridicule; (France) — 1996, by Patrice Leconte, with Charles Berling, Judith Godreche, Fanny Ardant. In 1783, six years before the Revolution, wit was the ultimate weapon in Louis XVI's court. Ridicule won the Cesar for the best film in 1996.
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