Live Poll: A Quotable French Classic Named "Ridicule"

Ridicule is one of my all-time favorite French movies, its international tag-line says : "Wit the ultimate weapon" while in French, it is : "Ridiculousness can kill". Both got it right.

In a nutshell, this is the story of a poor French lord who, in order to get royal backing must learn to play the games of wit at Versailles' court. But I like one IMDb user's description better : "In the periwigged and opulent France of Louis XVI, an unwitting nobleman soon discovers that survival at court demands both a razor wit and an acid tongue." Indeed, one good word can open the doors, one too many can shut them down forever.

Being a fan of quotes-related polls, I couldn't resist, for this is probably one of the wittiest and smartest screenplays ever written full of one-liners and witty quotes you could use in social occasions. All the quotes from the film that were not lost in translation, are featured in this list, I hope you'll have a good read before voting and that this poll will make you want to see the film.

Which of these "Ridicule" quotes is your favorite?

http://www.imdb.com/list/ls075358353/

http://www.imdb.com/poll/IdqJa_Pz8gU/

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ElMaruecan82

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8 years ago

I suggested this 3 years but it didn't do well, there were 12 more quotes that were totally lost in translation and the ones I kept needed a serious rewriting, I hope all these quotes now sound witty and smart in Shakespeare's language. Did my best!

Peter_pbn

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8 years ago

"Why not go to a brothel? The good company there isn't bad and the "bad company" is... excellent."

dan_dassow

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8 years ago

ElM,

So many great quotations, it's hard to choose. My current favorite:
"We're judged by the company we keep.
- And we're wrong, Monsieur. Judas kept excellent company."

ElMaruecan82

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8 years ago

Dammit, I just learned that French actor (and legend) Jean Rochefort passed away, before I knew him as an actor, he was a big part of my childhood:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y2A-5t8JkM
(starts at 2:00)
Very sad news...

rubyfruit76

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8 years ago

What a great poll! There are so many great quotes that I can't decide which one gets my vote. The intro. is so informative and eloquent, too. If you want any suggested grammatical edits, following are jus three little ones:

Ridicule is one of my all-time favorite French movies; its international tag-line says : "Wit the ultimate weapon" while in French, it is : "Ridiculousness can kill". Both got it right. (after "movies," a semi-colon instead of a comma)
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Being a fan of quotes-related polls, I couldn't resist, for this is probably one of the wittiest and smartest screenplays ever written, full of one-liners and witty quotes you could use in social occasions. All the quotes from the film that were not lost in translation are featured in this list, I hope you'll have a good read before voting and that this poll will make you want to see the film.
(a comma after "written," but no comma after "translation")

Oh, and yes, this poll definitely makes me want to see the film! :)

ElMaruecan82

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Thanks ruby, I fixed them and a few other typos you didn't notice, I must be a comma dyslexic, sometimes I re-read my reviews and found the commas so out of place, they're placed when they shouldn't, sometimes they're not even put... it's a very 'comma' mistake :) but annoying!

I'm sure you can find it easily, it was nominated for Best Foreign Language film, it must be available somewhere. It's a real good movie, and a good story, wit and one-liners put aside.

8 years ago

dan_dassow

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Live Poll: http://www.imdb.com/poll/IdqJa_Pz8gU/

dan_dassow

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8 years ago

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