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Ridicule

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Producing House

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

Status: Released

Released Date: 1996-05-09

Runtime: 102 mins

Director: Patrice Leconte

Spoken language: Français

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Original title: Ridicule

Production Companies: Epithète Films

Production Countries: France

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