The read
Every source lands within 8 points of the others.
Synopsis
To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes81%
Metacritic80/100
228 audience votes
Key crew
- Patrice LeconteDirector
- Rémi WaterhouseScreenplay
- Michel FesslerScreenplay
- Eric VicautScreenplay
- Antoine DuhamelOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Charles BerlingLe Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy
- Jean RochefortLe Marquis de Bellegarde
- Fanny ArdantMadame de Blayac
- Judith GodrècheMathilde de Bellegarde
- Bernard GiraudeauL'Abbée de Vilecourt
- Bernard DhéranMontalieri
- Carlo BrandtMilletail
- Jacques MathouAbbé de l'Épée
- Urbain CancelierLouis XVI
- Albert DelpyBaron de Guéret
- Bruno ZanardiPaul
- Marie PilletCharlotte
Stills
Themes
courtbedroompainterversaillesduelrabbitdrainage projectpowder18th centurysign languagesaristocracy