- HD 1080
- Runtime: 102m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: fr
- Country: France
- Director: Patrice Leconte
- Stars: Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant, Judith Godrèche, Bernard Giraudeau
- keywords: court, bedroom, painter, versailles, duel, rabbit, drainage project, powder, 18th century, sign languages, aristocracy
- Production_studio: Epithète Films
- Slogan: Wit is the ultimate weapon.
- The Ridicule is featured in the top rankings of 1996
- #20 in Top Comedy Movies of 1996
- #11 in Top Romance Movies of 1996
- #48 in Top Drama Movies of 1996
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.
