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Ridicule is a 1996 French period drama film directed by Patrice Leconte and starring Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant and Judith Godrèche. 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 film's plot examines the social injustices of late 18th-century France, in showing the corruption and callousness of the aristocrats. Ridicule was selected as France's submission and was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards. Plot In 18th-century France, Baron Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy, a minor aristocrat and engineer, devises a scheme to drain the marshy region of the Dombes and improve the lot of the peasants living there. He sets off for Versailles in order to seek the support of King Louis XVI. Along the way, he is robbed and beaten but is taken in by the Marquis de Bellegarde, a physician, who teaches him about wit and the court's ways. Ponceludon realizes that the court is corrupt and hollow but finds solace in Mathilde de Bellegarde, the doctor's daughter, who agrees to marry a rich old man to support her science experiments and pay off her father's debts. As Ponceludon helps Mathilde with her experiments, he discovers that the court is full of deceit and manipulation. Madame de Blayac, the beautiful and wealthy recent widow of Monsieur de Blayac, who was supposed to be Ponceludon's sponsor at court, cheats at a game of wits with the help of her lover, L'abbé de Vilecourt. Blayac repays his generosity by arranging for the certification of his lineage, allowing his suit to proceed. However, Ponceludon sees through their schemes and realizes that he cannot trust anyone at court. Meanwhile, a deaf-mute named Paul wears Mathilde's diving suit and frightens Madame de Blayac, who plots against Ponceludon with Vilecourt. At a dinner party, Ponceludon is trapped, and a contest of wit ensues to settle who must leave in disgrace. Ponceludon loses, but he is reminded of why he set out to seek the King's help in the first place when a child from the village dies from drinking contaminated water.

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Notable quotes

“We have oftener than once endeavoured to attach some meaning to that aphorism, vulgarly imputed to Shaftesbury, which however we can find nowhere in his works, that "ridicule is the test of truth."”
— Thomas Carlyle, Critical and Miscellaneous Essays (1827–1855), Voltaire.
“It frequently happens that where the second line is sublime, the third, in which he meant to rise still higher, is perfectly bombast.”
— Hugh Blair. Commenting on Lucan's style. Borrowed from Longinus, Treatise on the Sublime, Section III.
“I distrust those sentiments that are too far removed from nature, and whose sublimity is blended with ridicule; which two are as near one another as extreme wisdom and folly.”
— Raymond Deslaudes, Reflexions sur les Grands Hommes qui sont morts en Plaisantant.
“Du sublime au ridicule il n'y a qu'un pas.”
— There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
“'Twas the saying of an ancient sage that humour was the only test of gravity, and gravity of humour. For a subject which would not bear raillery was suspicious; and a jest which would not bear a serious examination was certainly false wit.”
— Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Characteristics, Letter Concerning Enthusiasm, Part I. Sect. V. Referring to Leontinus.
“I have always made one prayer to God, a very short one. Here it is: "My God, make our enemies very ridiculous!" God has granted it to me.”
— Voltaire, letter to M. Damilaville (16 May 1767).

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Ridicule is a 1996 French period drama film directed by Patrice Leconte and starring Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant and Judith Godrèche. 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 film's plot examines the social injustices of late 18th-century France, in showing the corruption and callousness of the aristocrats.

Notable quotes

“We have oftener than once endeavoured to attach some meaning to that aphorism, vulgarly imputed to Shaftesbury, which however we can find nowhere in his works, that "ridicule is the test of truth."”
— Thomas Carlyle, Critical and Miscellaneous Essays (1827–1855), Voltaire.
“It frequently happens that where the second line is sublime, the third, in which he meant to rise still higher, is perfectly bombast.”
— Hugh Blair. Commenting on Lucan's style. Borrowed from Longinus, Treatise on the Sublime, Section III.
“I distrust those sentiments that are too far removed from nature, and whose sublimity is blended with ridicule; which two are as near one another as extreme wisdom and folly.”
— Raymond Deslaudes, Reflexions sur les Grands Hommes qui sont morts en Plaisantant.
“Du sublime au ridicule il n'y a qu'un pas.”
— There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
“'Twas the saying of an ancient sage that humour was the only test of gravity, and gravity of humour. For a subject which would not bear raillery was suspicious; and a jest which would not bear a serious examination was certainly false wit.”
— Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Characteristics, Letter Concerning Enthusiasm, Part I. Sect. V. Referring to Leontinus.
“I have always made one prayer to God, a very short one. Here it is: "My God, make our enemies very ridiculous!" God has granted it to me.”
— Voltaire, letter to M. Damilaville (16 May 1767).

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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Overview

Ridicule is a 1996 French period drama film directed by Patrice Leconte and starring Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant and Judith Godrèche. 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 film's plot examines the social injustices of late 18th-century France, in showing the corruption and callousness of the aristocrats. Ridicule was selected as France's submission and was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards. Plot In 18th-century France, Baron Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy, a minor aristocrat and engineer, devises a scheme to drain the marshy region of the Dombes and improve the lot of the peasants living there. He sets off for Versailles in order to seek the support of King Louis XVI. Along the way, he is robbed and beaten but is taken in by the Marquis de Bellegarde, a physician, who teaches him about wit and the court's ways. Ponceludon realizes that the court is corrupt and hollow but finds solace in Mathilde de Bellegarde, the doctor's daughter, who agrees to marry a rich old man to support her science experiments and pay off her father's debts. As Ponceludon helps Mathilde with her experiments, he discovers that the court is full of deceit and manipulation. Madame de Blayac, the beautiful and wealthy recent widow of Monsieur de Blayac, who was supposed to be Ponceludon's sponsor at court, cheats at a game of wits with the help of her lover, L'abbé de Vilecourt. Blayac repays his generosity by arranging for the certification of his lineage, allowing his suit to proceed. However, Ponceludon sees through their schemes and realizes that he cannot trust anyone at court. Meanwhile, a deaf-mute named Paul wears Mathilde's diving suit and frightens Madame de Blayac, who plots against Ponceludon with Vilecourt. At a dinner party, Ponceludon is trapped, and a contest of wit ensues to settle who must leave in disgrace. Ponceludon loses, but he is reminded of why he set out to seek the King's help in the first place when a child from the village dies from drinking contaminated water.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).