Ridicule(1996)
Wit is the ultimate weapon.
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.
Movie: Ridicule
Top 10 Billed Cast
Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy
Le Marquis de Bellegarde
Madame de Blayac
Mathilde de Bellegarde
L'Abbée de Vilecourt
Montalieri
Milletail
Abbé de l'Épée
Louis XVI
Baron de Guéret
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