RottenTomatoes.com
Log In | Register | What is RT?
Found a Bug? Squash It! Report Bugs Here
  • Home
  • Movies
  • DVD
  • Celebrities
  • News
  • Critics
  • Trailers & Pictures
  • CommunityBeta
  • Box Office
  • | Best Of
  • | Certified Fresh
  • | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
help icon Enhanced RT
searches on Google
Click here to turn on enhanced search results from RT on your Google searches.
 
Movies / On DVD / Ridicule
Ridicule

Rate this Movie Help Icon

  • Write a Review
  • Read Reviews
  • Add to List
  • Buy Poster External Icon
Bookmark and Share

Ridicule (1996)

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
50 %
Tomatometer
Template ImageTemplate Image

How does the Tomatometer work Help Icon

Reviews Counted:8

Fresh:4

Rotten:4

Average Rating:4.0/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: During the pre-revolutionary reign of Louis XVI, a young engineer travels to Versailles to petition the king to help him save the people of his region from a mosquito infestation. Upon his arrival,... During the pre-revolutionary reign of Louis XVI, a young engineer travels to Versailles to petition the king to help him save the people of his region from a mosquito infestation. Upon his arrival, the naive country squire discovers lust in the form of a widowed countess, love in the form of his host's beautiful daughter, ultimate power in the form of wit, and the ultimate weapon in the form of ridicule. Academy Award Nominations: Best Foreign Language Film. [More]

Starring: Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant, Judith Godreche

Starring: Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant, Judith Godreche, Bernard Giraudeau, Bernard Dheran, Carlo Brandt, Jacques Mathou, Albert Delpy

Director: Patrice Leconte

Director: Patrice Leconte
Producer: Frederic Brillion, Philippe Carcassonne, Gilles Legrand
Composer: Antoine Duhamel

[See More Credits]

Reviews for Ridicule

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
 
 
1 - 3 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Arrange By:Fresh | Rotten | Comments | Name | Source | Date
 
 

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
02/07/07
Empire Magazine
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
02/04/04
Boxoffice Magazine
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Dvdrama | comment Comment
07/31/03
Dvdrama
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
 
 
1 - 3 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
See All

More DVDs

Top Rentals
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
36% 36% Angels & Demons
25% 25% Four Christmases
68% 68% Funny People
95% 95% Star Trek
14% 14% The Ugly Truth

More Rentals…

New On DVD This Week
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
32% 32% Terminator Salvation
44% 44% Night at the Museum: B…
86% 86% A Christmas Tale
60% 60% Paper Heart

More New Releases…

What’s Hot On RT

Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Twilight Saga: Eclipse

5 facts straight from the cast.

Disney Animation

Disney Animation

We chart the studio's classics.

Avatar

Avatar

An exclusive look at the human hardware.

Eric Bana

Eric Bana

The Star Trek star talks cars with RT.

Other News

  • Top Stories
  • Popular
  • Interviews
 
 

Comments

 
 
Top Stories
Headlines Comments
  
  • Tarantino Could Have Directed Green Lantern Source: MTV
 24
  • Will Duvall be Gilliam's Don Quixote? Source: Collider.com
 26
  • No Hobbit Until 2012? Source: The Wrap
 22
  • Don't Hold Your Breath for Hancock 2 Source: HitFix
 42
  • Peter Berg Talks Battleship Source: CHUD
 2
  • Summit Ponders Twilight Finale Source: Variety
 156
  • First Look at Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Source: USA Today
 56
  • Jeremy Renner Talks Hawkeye Possibilities Source: Superhero Hype
 14
  • Todd Phillips Talks The Hangover 2 Source: Entertainment Weekly
 18
  • Tron Legacy Duo Heading into The Black Hole Source: Hollywood Reporter
 9
Popular
Headlines Comments
  
  • Friday Harvest: The Road, Avatar, and more!
 96
  • Total Recall: Natalie Portman's Best Movies
 63
  • Box Office Guru Wrapup: Vampires and Football Break Thanksgiving Records
 42
  • 10 Horrifically Profitable Films
 39
  • Five Favorite Films with Jesse Ventura
 38
  • Weekly Ketchup: Zombieland 2 in 3D?
 28
  • Five Favorite Films with Jason Reitman
 22
  • RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: Terminator Salvation and a Smithsonian Battle
 21
  • Critics Consensus: Everybody's Fine Is Just OK
 19
  • Awards Tour: National Board of Review Winners List!
 11
Interviews
Headlines Comments
  
  • "I Don't Hate Women": Lars von Trier on Antichrist
 17
  • Eric Bana talks Love the Beast - RT Interview
 11
  • Fight Club Sound Designer Reflects on Film's 10th Anniversary
 21
  • James Schamus talks Taking Woodstock - RT Interview
 8
  • John Hurt Talks Harry Potter, Quentin Crisp and Alien - The RT Interview
 15
  • Terry Gilliam Talks Doctor Parnassus
 22
  • Wes Anderson Talks Fantastic Mr. Fox - RT Interview
 9
  • Wolverine Creator Len Wein Talks About the Film
 28
  • Gavin Hood Talks Wolverine; Possible Sequel
 28
  • Duncan Jones talks Moon, Sam Rockwell, and Mute
 14
 
 

Sponsored Links

Around The Network

  • Ridicule at Rotten Tomatoes

Fresh Links

Featured
RT on YouTube
RT on YouTube External Link

Subscribe to RT's YouTube channel and don't miss a second of our cracking video content.

RT on Twitter
RT on Twitter External Link

Follow Rotten Tomatoes and join us as we tweet about the week's releases.

 
 
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN Logo

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive | Green Pixels


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2009, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.