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- From the director of The Hairdresser's Husband and Monsieur Hire
- Bonus Feature - 'The Story of Ridicule'-
A poor nobleman has a plan to rid his homeland of its disease infested swamp. To do this he needs backing and so heads to the court of King Louis XV1 in a bid to solicit aid. He soon discovers that the worthiness of the plan itself will not grant him an audience with the King, at Versailles the sharpnesss of ones wit is what gets you noticed. Those found lacking in the art of wordmanship are maliciously despatched
Patrice Leconte's lavish, superbly written costume drama was a BAFTA winner and nominated for both an Oscar and the Palm D'Or.
Available for the first time on DVD!
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Fanny Ardabt, Charles Berling, Bernard Giraudeau, Judith Godreche & Jean Rochefort | |
15 years and over | |
1996 | |
2.35:1 / 16:9 Widescreen Anamorphic | |
French - Dolby Digital (2.0) Stereo | |
English | |
1 hour and 38 minutes (approx) | |
Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players. |



















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