P546 CEEFAX 1 546 Wed 05 Feb 01:54/36 O 1/2 RIDICULE (15) 103mins (France) ——————————————————————————————————————— Director: Patrice Ljconte Cast: Fanny Ardant, Charles Berling A costume drama set at Louis XVI's court just before the French Revolution Berling is a poor but honourable baron on whose mosquito-ridden estate the peasantry are dying in droves. So hj goes to Versailles to seek the king's help and finds a court inhabited by aristocrats to whom all that matters are wit, lineage and intrigue. Biz 557 Now Showing 551 Video 549 Sport 301 Front Page 100 News 101 TopFilm TV/Radio TV Views Main MenuP546 CEEFAX 1 546 Wed 05 Feb 01:06/14 O 2/2 RIDICULE is a gloriously sharp and intelligent costume drama. Part of the story, concerning the draining of the marshes, is true. The rest, the savagery of the court of Versailles, certainly rings true. You look at thjsj heartless, self- satisfied people for whom kindness and compassion are words they don't understand. It's little wondjt they all ended up about a foot shorter once they'd been introduced to the guillotine. Biz 557 Now Showing 551 Video 549 Sport 301 Front Page 100 News 101 TopFilm TV/Radio TV Views Main Menu