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Release Date
• USA: Nov 22, 1996
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jan 13, 2004
Budget FRF 50,000,000
MPAA Rating
Rated R for graphic nudity, some sexuality and brief violence.
Running Time
1 hour, 42 minutes
Country France
Studio Cinea, Epithete Films, France 3 Cinema, Franco London Films, Polygram
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Other Titles
• Ridicule
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Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy, Love Triangle, Period Piece, Love, Erotic, Deception, Experimental, Spy, Marriage
Tagline: Il n'epargne personne.
Plot: During the pre-revolutionary reign of Louis XVI, a young engineer travels to Versailles to petition the king to help him save the people of his region from a mosquito infestation. Upon his arrival, the naive country squire discovers lust in the form of a widowed countess, love in the form of his host's beautiful daughter, ultimate power in the form of wit, and the ultimate weapon in the form of ridicule. Academy Award Nominations: Best Foreign Language Film.
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| Directed by |
Patrice Leconte
The Girl On the Bridge, The Man on the Train, The Widow of Saint-Pierre |
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| Written by |
| Michel Fessler
Man to Man, Hanuman, Drengen der ville gøre det umulige |
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Tarzoon, la honte de la jungle, Christine, On a retrouvé la 7e compagnie | Carlo Brandt
Indochine, Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys, Sirène rouge, La | |
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