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Actors: Charles Berling, Fanny Ardant, Jean Rochefort, Bernard Giraudeau, Judith Godrèche, Carlo Brandt
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Ridicule |
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Based on a screenplay directly written for the screen, RIDICULE is a movie directed by Patrice Leconte in 1996. The picture earned 12 nominations (and won 4 of them) for the French Academy Awards.
In the Versailles of Louis the XVIth, Charles Berling, a young engineer, tries to raise funds in order to clean up the swamps of his native region. First, he'll have to observe the manners of the local aristocracy and, above all, avoid to be ridiculed in public by the intelligentsia.
He will be helped, in this difficult task, by Jean Rochefort, a fine observer of the King's courtesans. Berling will also fall in love with Rochefort's daughter, Judith Godrèche, whose main occupation is to test an aqualung into the nearby lake. In order to be free to go on with her experiments, Judith is ready to marry the old Chevalier de Milletail who will assure her financial independence.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Ridicule |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 18th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- French
Woman/class/friends story?
- story of "the rich"
Story of city/rural life?
- Big City
Culture clash?
- visiting a different culture
Culture of surrounding area:
- French
Lover is...
- much older/younger
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- engineer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- religious figure
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Forest?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Water:
- scuba under
Misc setting
- castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing full frontal--men
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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