Watch: Ridicule 1996 123movies, Full Movie Online – In the periwigged and opulent France of Louis XVI, an unwitting nobleman soon discovers that survival at court demands both a razor wit and an acid tongue..
Plot: 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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Gem of subtlety
I have seen this film recently on video after having missed it at the cinema and on TV. I knew it would be all about cruelty of words and superficiality of elites. Indeed, this film is a true gem, very well played, sharp and quick. It tells the story of a young provincial nobleman discovering the Versailles Court as he tries to get funding for his project. What he finds will lead the nobility to its brutal end 6 years later: futility, self-conceit, disinterest to the people’s problems, superficiality of relationships (all of which still pervade it modern French elite, to some respects as was evident from revelations of Mitterrand’s shameful reign). Of course the political message is important. But equally if not more important -or pleasurable- are the dialogues. French can be so brutal, insidious, cruel, tortured, witty when used a propos that I’m not sure the non-French speakers could get the most of the dialogues. Certainly the absolutely brilliant rhymes contest would be somehow lost in English subtitles. A very good 9/10 for this movie, and a bit less if you don’t get the dialogues.
Gem of subtlety
I have seen this film recently on video after having missed it at the cinema and on TV. I knew it would be all about cruelty of words and superficiality of elites. Indeed, this film is a true gem, very well played, sharp and quick. It tells the story of a young provincial nobleman discovering the Versailles Court as he tries to get funding for his project. What he finds will lead the nobility to its brutal end 6 years later: futility, self-conceit, disinterest to the people’s problems, superficiality of relationships (all of which still pervade it modern French elite, to some respects as was evident from revelations of Mitterrand’s shameful reign). Of course the political message is important. But equally if not more important -or pleasurable- are the dialogues. French can be so brutal, insidious, cruel, tortured, witty when used a propos that I’m not sure the non-French speakers could get the most of the dialogues. Certainly the absolutely brilliant rhymes contest would be somehow lost in English subtitles. A very good 9/10 for this movie, and a bit less if you don’t get the dialogues.
Original Language fr
Runtime 1 hr 42 min (102 min)
Budget 3000000
Revenue 2503829
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Comedy, Drama, History
Director Patrice Leconte
Writer Rémi Waterhouse, Michel Fessler, Eric Vicaut
Actors Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant
Country France
Awards Nominated for 1 Oscar. 20 wins & 17 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix Dolby, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Panavision Panaflex Gold II, Panavision Primo Lenses, Panavision Panaflex Platinum, Panavision Primo Lenses
Laboratory Laboratoires Franay Tirages Cinematographiques (LTC), Paris, France
Film Length 2,855 m
Negative Format 35 mm (Eastman EXR 50D 5245, EXR 100T 5248, EXR 200T 5293, 250D 5297, EXR 500T 5298)
Cinematographic Process Panavision (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format 35 mm