Ridicule

Starring:Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant, Judith GodrÃ¨che, Bernard Giraudeau, Bernard DhÃ©ran, Carlo Brandt, Jacques Mathou, Urbain Cancelier, Albert Delpy, Bruno Zanardi, Marie Pillet, Jacques Roman, Philippe Magnan, Maurice Chevit, Jacques-FranÃ§ois Zeller, GÃ©rard Hardy, Marc Berman, Philippe Du Janerand, Claude Derepp
Director: Patrice Leconte
Studio: Miramax
Product Type: DVD

Description

Nominated for an Academy Award(R) (Best Foreign Language Film, 1996) and honored by critics as one of the year's 10 best motion pictures, RIDICULE is an exceptionally entertaining tale of passion and deceit! In a desperate quest to save his hometown, a young man quickly learns that a sharp wit is the key to open any door in the Versailles court of Louis XVI! But his mission is complicated when he finds himself locked in a dangerous triangle with two very seductive ladies: a sophisticated older woman who can help him ... and an innocent young beauty with nothing to offer but her love! Wickedly funny humor and outstanding performances highlight this must-see triumph!

Customer Reviews:

Hollywood doesn't make them like this!.......2007-05-07

This movie excels! Production values, writing, razor sharp wit and period authenticity. Too bad Hollywood can't make them like this without dumbing everything down. If you love foreign movies or even just good movies, you wil love this one.

excellent.......2007-04-22

A friend loaned this to me a few days ago; said that I would enjoy it. I was dubious--how on earth was a movie based around the nuances of wordplay going to translate? Well, whoever was in charge of subtitling this one did a great job--a few minutes in, I forgot that I was hearing French and reading English.

Not a big fan of costume dramas or romances, but this one is an exception.

Wit is King........2007-04-10

Incredibly witty and brazenly stylish, Ridicule is he quintessential eighteenth century depiction of France. Even Voltaire would have found this one amusing! I recommend it!

A TRUE ORIGINAL--A FILM ABOUT LANGUAGE , STYLE AND WIT.......2007-02-22

RIDICULE is an orignal and "one-of-a-kind" film whose subject matter is the elaborate and brilliant use of language. Oh, yes, it's also about the intrigues and nastiness of the royal court in the early days of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, and it's also one of the most accurate and believable re-creations of what life must have been like then. It captures attitudes about ideas and snobbery, about skill and competition that is in another ballpark from Sophia Coppola's re-creation of the time. The characters in her film would stand tonge-tied in front of any characters in this film and be held up to ridicule. One of the most dazzling scenes in the film is a contest in which dinner guests must create rhymed couplets on a subject given them--in meter and context--where they get to be clever, brilliant and contemplative. At a recent showing to American high school students, the reaction was one of astonishment--it opened a world of expression the kids could not have imagined ever existed.
Many were surprisingly enthusiastic! The film is witty, creul and unrelenting--high entertainment for anyone who wants escape from a world of mutants and exploding cars into a world of wit,elegance and grace, with a lesson in the real ways of the world thrown in!

Ridiculously Good!.......2006-09-25

Certainly one of the best French films, Ridicule ranks alongside other cinematic greats. In an attempt to have the pestiferous swamp drained that is killing his town, an idealistic young doctor makes his way to the court of Louis XVI. At court he finds that wit is the way to fame and an audience. But there are rules; never laugh at your own jokes, don't pun, and the best wit of all is ridicule at the expense of another (who is also vying for the king's attention.) Entangled in the lures of two beautiful women, many witty barbs are traded as the young doctor maneuvers to be seen, heard, and bankrolled in order to acheive his aims.

Nanaka 6/17, Vol. 2: Reality! Rivalry! Ridicule!

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NANAKA IS 17 AGAIN

Nanaka 6/17, Vol. 2: Reality! Rivalry! Ridicule!
Starring: Nanaka 6 , and 17
Manufacturer: Adv Films
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Anime & Manga | Genres | DVD | Video

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Nanaka 6/17, Vol. 3: Nanaka vs. Nanaka!
Nanaka 6/17, Vol. 1: The Not-So-Magical Mishap
Ah! My Goddess, Volume 6: Last Dance
Kamichu! - The Power of Love (Vol. 2)
Strawberry Marshmallow - Summer Heat (Vol. 2)

ASIN: B000FII23O
Release Date: 2006-07-18

Description

17 year old Nanaka Kirisato has it all: she's beautiful, she's bright, and she's at the top her class. But she's become an arrogant snob! One day, Nanaka gets acute amnesia, and now Nanaka thinks she is six years old-and a magical princess!

Customer Reviews:

NANAKA IS 17 AGAIN.......2006-08-03

There's a new girl in town to take Nenji's love away from Nanaka. Not only does this girl have the whole 6 year-old act down, she really IS 6 years old! Her name is Kuriko and she becomes attached to Nenji when he rescues her from some bullies. Besides that, she misses her brother who is studying in America, so of course, she transfers her love to Nenji! She can't stop hanging on him so Nanaka begins to get jealous. The next two episodes focus on the school trip that Nenji and Nanaka take to visit old Japanese temples. While there, Nanaka reverts back to her 17 year-old personality! You would think Nenji would be happy about this, but imagine his surprise when he discovers that he likes her 6 year-old self better. And of course behind all this is Amemiya, who has feelings for Nenji but with all the kids around Nenji, can't find any space to manuever. In the last episode, Nenji comes down with a cold, and the three girls all vie to be the one that takes the best care of him, which in turn leads to his torture!

I thought Volume 1 of Nanaka 6/17 was ok and this second volume is just more of the same really. With the advent of Kuriko into the storyline, it pretty much ended the series for me though. One annoying kid per anime is one of my requirements on whether I like a show. Not to mention the fact that a 6 year-old having feelings for a high-schooler brings up some very uncomfortable issues. One Nanaka was enough. Another problem is that the real Nanaka is still a unsympathetic character. She's just out and out mean and it makes you hope that her amnesia continues and that Nenji hooks up with Amemiya. It's kinda bad when you hope things DON'T work out for the main character! If you can't establish a rapport between the characters and the audience, keeping interest in the anime is a lost cause.

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Ridicule [Region 2]
Starring: Charles Berling , Jean Rochefort , Fanny Ardant , Judith Godrèche , and Bernard Giraudeau
Director: Patrice Leconte
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00004VXTH

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