Ridicule (1996): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Ridicule is a 1996 historical drama directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant and Charles Berling. It runs 1 hour 42 minutes and earned $2 million worldwide. It won 1 award from 3 nominations, one of them 1 Oscar nomination. Critics gave it 80 on Metacritic.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 42m (102 min)
- Director
- Patrice Leconte
- Original language
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French - Studio
- PolyGram Film Distribution
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Ridicule About?
The premise of Ridicule without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy, an aristocratic engineer, seeks to impress King Louis XVI and secure royal funding for a project to drain a swamp. He finds himself embroiled in a battle of wits against the sharp-tongued inhabitants of the French court. To succeed, he must master the art of ridicule, carefully navigating a complex web of social maneuvering and clever insults where reputation and influence hang in the balance.
Ridicule Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- urinating on another person
- kingdom of france
- french aristocrat
- poverty
- searching for support
- ignorance
- minion
- versailles france
- battle of wits
- drainage project
- palace of versailles
- dead animal
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- wordplay
- widow
- urination
- reference to shakespeare's romeo and juliet
- male nudity
- male frontal nudity
- aristocrat
- comedy of manners
- france
- card game
- game
- lord
- dead boy
- flower
- halfwit
- malice
- draining a swamp
- 18th century
- deaf mute
- boy
- seductive woman
- memory training
- dying young
- fatal illness
- plan
- equestrian
- misery
- robber
- wounded man
- invitation
- old man
- breasts
- wig
- test
- artillery
- presumption
- ambitious woman
- intelligent
Ridicule Cast
Jean Rochefort leads the cast, with Fanny Ardant and Charles Berling. Directed by Patrice Leconte; 10 actors are credited in all.
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Director Patrice Leconte
Also Starring in Ridicule
· 6 moreRidicule Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Ridicule 80 on Metacritic.
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Metacritic 80 Metascore
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TMDB 70% User score
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Ridicule Plot Summary
What happens in Ridicule from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In 18th-century France, a young, penniless aristocrat and engineer named Baron Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy dreams of a bold public works project: draining the swampy Dombes to end the disease that afflicts its peasants. With idealism fuelled by a desire to do good, he heads for Versailles to seek an audience with King Louis XVI and win backing for his plan. The road to power, however, proves rough: he is robbed and beaten along the way, only to be taken in by the compassionate but calculating Marquis de Bellegarde, a physician who becomes his mentor in the ways of wit, courtly manners, and the cruel politics that govern Parisian society.
Full summary
The whole story of Ridicule, scene by scene
Ridicule Box Office
Ridicule grossed $2 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$2M
- US & Canada
- $2M
Ridicule Awards & Nominations
Ridicule won 1 award from 3 nominations, one of them 1 Oscar nomination. Its biggest night was the BAFTA 1997, with 1 win from 1 nomination.
1 win3 nominations3 ceremonies
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BAFTA 1997 1 win · 1 nomination- Won Best Film Not in the English Language
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Golden Globes 1997 1 nomination- Nominated Best Foreign Language Film
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Oscars 1997 1 nomination- Nominated Foreign Language Film
Ridicule Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Ridicule.
Ridicule Also Known As
17 alternative titles, including “Baronul” and “Ridicule: nadie está a salvo”.
- Also known as
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- Baronul
- Ridicule: nadie está a salvo
- Smiesznosc
- 리디큘
- De latterlige
- Nevinné krutosti
- Ridicule - Von der Lächerlichkeit des Scheins
- Ridicule. Nadie está a salvo
- 荒谬无稽
- Насмішка
- Gülünç İlişkiler
- Смешно
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- Насмешка
- משהו מגוחך
- Śmieszność
- Löjets skimmer
- Nemravná nevinnost
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Ridicule FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Awards
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, awards and post-credit scenes of Ridicule, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Ridicule?
Ridicule runs 1 hour 42 minutes (102 minutes).
When was Ridicule released?
Ridicule was released on November 22, 1996.
Who directed Ridicule?
Ridicule was directed by Patrice Leconte.
More films by Patrice Leconte Who is in the cast of Ridicule?
Ridicule stars Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant and Charles Berling, among 10 credited actors.
How much did Ridicule make at the box office?
Ridicule grossed $2 million worldwide.
How is Ridicule rated?
Ridicule has 80 on Metacritic and 70% on TMDB.
What awards did Ridicule win?
Ridicule won 1 award from 3 nominations, including Best Film Not in the English Language at the BAFTA 1997.
Does Ridicule have a post-credit scene?
No. Ridicule has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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