Ridicule (1996)

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To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this flick and, in fact, I think it woud be pretty neat to re-watch it again nowadays. I remember it very well, when this movie was released in France, back then, it was a huge critical hit (it even won the César of the Best French film of the year) and I was therefore really eager to check it out. Eventually, even though I did like it, it didn�... read more

Description: CALL NUMBER: DVD PN1995 .9 .C55 R53 2003 Nominated for an Academy Award (Best Foreign Language Film, 1996) and honored by critics as one of the Year's 10 best Motion Pictures, Ridicule is an exceptionally entertaining tale of passion and deceit! In a desperate quest to save his hometown, a young man quickly learns that a sharp wit is the key to open any door in the Versailles court of Louis XVI! But his mission is complicated when he finds himself locked in a dangerous triangle with two very seductive ladies: a sophisticated older woman who can help him ... and an innocent young beauty with nothing to offer but her love! CALL NUMBER: DVD PN1995 .9 .C55 R53 2003

Nominated for an Academy Award (Best Foreign Language Film, 1996) and honored by critics as one of the Year's 10 best Motion Pictures, Ridicule is an exceptionally entertaining tale of passion and deceit! In a desperate quest to save his hometown, a young man quickly learns that a sharp wit is the key to open any door in the Versailles court of Louis XVI! But his mission is complicated when he finds himself locked in a dangerous triangle with two very seductive ladies: a sophisticated older woman who can help him ... and an innocent young beauty with nothing to offer but her love! ... (more) (less)