Ridicule (1996)
| Release Date | 09 May 1996 |
| US Box Office | $2,000,000 |
| Tagline | Il n'epargne personne. |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | France |
| Filming Locations | Castle, Vaux-le-Vicomte, Seine-et-Marne, France |
| Language | French |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Period Film, Comedy of Manners |
| Mood | Strictly Speaking |
| Themes | Social Climbing, Fathers and Daughters, Underdogs, Fighting the System, Crowned Heads, Fall From Power |
| Tones | Lavish, Wry, Humorous, Talky, Witty, Cerebral, Sexy |
| Tags | Court [royalty], Daughter, France, Honesty, Insult, King, Royalty, Wit |
Ridicule (French pronunciation: ) is a 1996 French film 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 story critiques the social injustices of late 18th century France, in showing the corruption and callousness of the aristocrats.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Bernard Dhéran
Monsieur de Montalieri
Carlo Brandt
Le Chevalier de Milletail
Jacques Mathou
Abbé de l'Epée
Urbain Cancelier
Le Roi Louis XVI
Albert Delpy
Baron de Guéret
Bruno Zanardi
Paul
Marie Pillet
Charlotte
Jacques Roman
Chevernoy
Philippe Magnan
Baron de Malenval
Maurice Chevit
Le Notaire
Jacques-François Zeller
Maurepas
Gérard Hardy
Victor
Marc Berman
Duc de Guines
Philippe du Janerand
Le Généalogiste
Claude Derepp
Mgr d'Artimont
Isabelle Spade
Baronne de Boisjoli
Isabelle Petit-Jacques
Baronne d'Oberkirchner
Nathalie Mann
Comtesse de Blancfagot
Etienne Draber
Vicomte du Closlabbe
Fabrice Eberhard
Chevalier de St. Tronchain
Stephane Fourmond
Marquis de Cannes
Jean-Jacques Le Vessier
Vicomte de Sabran
Lucien Pascal
Monsieur de Blayac
Nicolas Chagrin
Lord Bolingbroke
Fabien Béhar
Secrétaire du Roi
Marie Llano
Mère de Léornard
Antonin Lebas-Joly
Léonard
Didier Abot
Le Curé
Julien Bukowski
Gentilhomme
José Fumanal
L'Officier Duel
Sylvie Herbert
Mère du Ponceludon
Alain Hocine
Le Joueur
Clementine Buxtorf
La Soeur
Boris Napes
Le Peintre
Gérard Sergue
Le Voleur
Laurent Valo
Simon
Claire Garguier
Thérèse
Marine Guez
La Cantatrice
Director
Writer
Michel Fessler
Eric Vicaut
Rémi Waterhouse
,
Producer
Frédéric Brillion
producer
Philippe Carcassonne
producer
Gilles Legrand
producer
Original Music
Antoine Duhamel
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Cinematographer
Thierry Arbogast
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Editor
Joëlle Hache
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Production Designer
Ivan Maussion
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Costume Designer
Christian Gasc
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Makeup Department
Ginette Arbogast
makeup artist
Danièle Beugin
hair stylist
Corinne Cobeaux
hair stylist
Michèle Constantinides
makeup artist
Judith Gayo
makeup artist
Tourya Ibnou Ennadre
hair stylist
Stéphanie Lemaire
makeup artist
Mario Messere
hair stylist
John Nollet
hair stylist
Jean-Christophe Roger
makeup artist
Cécilia Svahn
hair stylist
Marc Villeneuve
hair stylist
Marianne Collette
makeup artist: crowd
Production Manager
Didier Abot
unit manager
Michèle Arnould
production manager
Bruno Coulon
unit manager
Anne Gilles
assistant unit manager
Fabien Pondevaux
assistant production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Grégoire Barachin
assistant director
Mathieu Bernard
assistant director
Michel Ganz
assistant director
Myriam Segall
assistant director
Karin Spreuzkouski
assistant director
Jean-Marc Tostivint
first assistant director
Art Department
Paul Bastide
assistant decorator
Marie Cheminal
assistant decorator
Virginie Denis Roy
assistant decorator
Jacques Kazandian
assistant decorator
Michel Méry
assistant decorator
Manuel Mougin
property master
Victor Piazza
assistant decorator
Nicolas Raffy
assistant decorator
Sound Department
Pascal Chauvin
foley artist
Patrick Egreteau
foley artist
Isabelle Filippi
sound
Michel Filippi
sound
Jean Goudier
sound
Dominique Hennequin
sound
Paul Lainé
sound
Jean-Louis Lebras
sound
Sylvie Liebeaux
sound
Gilles Missir
sound
Joël Rangon
sound
Stunts
Rémi Canaple
stunts
Fabrice Couture
stunts
Bénédicte Follet
stunts
Michel Lebranchu
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Aupetit
grip
Florent Bazin
first assistant camera
Tahar Boualam
electrician
Catherine Cabrol
still photographer
Claude Hirsch
electrician
Loïc Jouan
electrician
Raphael Jourdan
grip
Laurent Malek
electrician
Pascal Morisset
underwater cinematographer
Anne Nicolet
first assistant camera
Frédéric North
pilot: camera helicopter
Luis Peralta
electrician
Jérôme Prébois
still photographer
Michel Revest
underwater cinematographer
Roland Savoye
underwater cinematographer
Denis Scozzesi
grip
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Claire Alix
costumer
Mine Barral-Vergez
costumer
Jacques Beaujoin
costumer
Nathalie Causse
costumer
Maxime Chriqui
costumer
Liliane Delers
costumer
Piercarlo Foddis
costumer
Laurence Guindollet
costumer
Lionel Hermouet
costumer
Gaëtan Leudière
costumer
Jocelyne Lucas
costumer
Edwige Morel D'Arleux
costumer
Bernadette Saccage
costumer
Florence Sadaune
costumer
Editorial Department
Fanchon Brûlé
assistant editor
Mathilde Butor
assistant editor
Christian Dutac
color timer
Stéphanie Gaurier
assistant editor
Natacha Louis
video mastering
Yvan Lucas
color timer
Sylvie Van Der Vorm
assistant editor
Music Department
Elizabeth Duhamel
musician: Soliste clavecin
La Gande Écurie Et La Chambre Du Roy
musician
Igor Kirkwood
recording engineer
Claudine Le Coz
musician: mezzo-soprano
Didier Lizé
music mixer
Jean-Claude Malgoire
musical director
Agnès Mellon
musician: soprano
Other Crew
Ariel Askénazi
production administrator
Delphine Berger
production administrator
Jean-Christophe Boclé
choreographer
Brigitte Faure
production administrator
Guy Jouannet
dancer
Marie Leconte
script supervisor
Cecilia Nyström
production administrator
Maggie Perlado
script supervisor
Stéphane Teillet
production administrator
Roland Vallet
production administrator
Production Company
Epithète Films
Cinéa
France 3 Cinéma
Canal+
Sofica Investimage 4
PolyGram Audiovisuel
Procirep
Gras Savoye
Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
Distributor
PolyGram Film Distribution
Universal Pictures Video
Alcine Terran
Astro Distribution
Cecchi Gori Group
Gativideo
Líder Films
Miramax Films
Miramax Home Entertainment
Miramax Zoë
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Distribution
Polyband
Sogepaq Distribución
TiMe Filmverleih
Top Tape
Special Effects
Les Versaillais
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Miscellaneous
Annamode 68
costumes
GI.ELLE.
costumes
Gras Savoye
filmed at
L.C.P. di Pompei
costumes
La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy
orchestra
Le Château de Versailles
thanks
Les Traiteurs du Vern
catering
London Records
soundtrack
Madame Bijoux
costumes
Samalga
camera equipment provided by
Sapex Scripts
post-production script services
Théâtre de Poissy
music recorded at
Transpalux
lighting
Wig Creations of London
wigs
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