Ridicule (film)

Ridicule
Theatrical poster
Directed byPatrice Leconte
Screenplay byRémi Waterhouse
Michel Fessler
Eric Vicaut
Produced byFrédéric Brillion
Philippe Carcassonne
Gilles Legrand
Ranvijay Patwardhan
StarringCharles Berling
Jean Rochefort
Fanny Ardant
Judith Godrèche
CinematographyThierry Arbogast
Music byAntoine Duhamel
Distributed byPolyGram Film Distribution[1]
Release date
  • 9 May 1996 (1996-05-09)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$7.7 million [2]
Box office$20 million[citation needed]

Ridicule (French pronunciation: [ʁidikyl]) is a 1996 French period drama film directed by Patrice Leconte and starring Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant and Judith Godrèche. 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 oneself, the film's plot examines the social injustices of late 18th-century France, in showing the corruption and callousness of the aristocrats. Ridicule was selected as France's submission and was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards.

  1. ^ "Ridicule (1996)". UniFrance. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ JP. "Ridicule (1996)- JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.