P546 CEEFAX 2 546 Fri 07 Feb 21:14/47 O 1/2 O RIDICULE (15) 103mins (France) ——————————————————————————————————————— Director: Patrice Leconte Cast: Fanny Ardant, Charles Betling A costume drama set at Louis XVI's court just before the French Revolution Berling is a poor but honourable baron on whose mosruito-ridden estate the peasantry are dying in droves. So he goes to Versailles to seek the king's help and finds a court inhabited bz aristocrats to whom all that matters are wit, lineage and intrigue. Top 10s 552 TV Comment 592 Biz 566 TV News 591 Front Page 100 A-Z 599 TopFilm TV/Radio TV Views Main MenuP546 CEEFAX 2 546 Fri 07 Feb 21:12/24 OO 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 wonder they all ended up about a foot shorter once they'd been introduced to the guillotine. Biz 566 Now Showing 551 Video 549 Sport 301 Front Page 100 News 101 TopFilm TV/Radio TV Views Main Menu