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Ridicule poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 60.4 / 100
1996·Comedy / Drama / History·1h 42m

RIDICULE

“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.

Above the Line
Patrice Leconte·DirectorEric Vicaut·ScreenplayMichel Fessler·ScreenplayThierry Arbogast·Director of PhotographyAntoine Duhamel·Original Music ComposerJoëlle Hache·Editor
Cast
Charles Berling·Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de MalavoyJean Rochefort·Le Marquis de BellegardeFanny Ardant·Madame de BlayacJudith Godrèche·Mathilde de BellegardeBernard Giraudeau·L'Abbée de VilecourtBernard Dhéran·MontalieriCarlo Brandt·MilletailJacques Mathou·Abbé de l'ÉpéeUrbain Cancelier·Louis XVIAlbert Delpy·Baron de Guéret
Full Crew
(10 credits)
Directing· 1
Patrice Leconte·Director
Writing· 3
Eric Vicaut·ScreenplayMichel Fessler·ScreenplayRémi Waterhouse·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Thierry Arbogast·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Joëlle Hache·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Antoine Duhamel·Original Music Composer
Production· 3
Philippe Carcassonne·ProducerGilles Legrand·ProducerFrédéric Brillion·Producer
By the Numbers
60.4
OF 100
Master Score
7.3
OF 10
IMDb
80%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$3M
ROI -17%
Worldwide Gross
0
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Ridicule's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#5A6B41
Mood
Historical, Formal, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The lower half of a person in elaborate 18th-century attire stands on green grass, while another person, also in period clothing, kneels before them, bowing the”

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Key Elements
Embroidered CoatBreechesStockingsShoesWigBlue Ribbon
Atmosphere
Bright, Warm
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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