Who is Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy in Ridicule?

Charles Berling plays Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy in the film.

What is Ridicule about?

Moved by the difficulties faced by peasants living in the mosquito-ridden swamplands near Lyon, aristocratic engineer Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy (Charles Berling) devises a plan to drain the boggy land. But to gain an audience with King Louis XVI (Urbain Cancelier) in Versailles, he learns he must impress the royal court with his verbal wit. Drawn into a world of ever-shifting alliances where words are used as weapons, the Marquis begins to lose sight of his noble intentions.

Ridicule

Name: Ridicule
Genre: Drama
Released: 1996-11-22
Duration: 102
Rating: 83

R 1 hr 42 min

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How long is Ridicule?: Ridicule is 1 hr 42 min long.

Who directed Ridicule?: Patrice Leconte

Who is Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy in Ridicule?: Charles Berling plays Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy in the film.

What is Ridicule about?: Moved by the difficulties faced by peasants living in the mosquito-ridden swamplands near Lyon, aristocratic engineer Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy (Charles Berling) devises a plan to drain the boggy land. But to gain an audience with King Louis XVI (Urbain Cancelier) in Versailles, he learns he must impress the royal court with his verbal wit. Drawn into a world of ever-shifting alliances where words are used as weapons, the Marquis begins to lose sight of his noble intentions.