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.
Movie Information
- Director
- Patrice Leconte
- Writers
- Michel Fessler, Rémi Waterhouse, Eric Vicaut
- Release Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 102 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Language
- FR
- Country
- France
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (227 votes)
Top Cast
Charles Berling
Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy
Jean Rochefort
Le Marquis de Bellegarde
Fanny Ardant
Madame de Blayac
Judith Godrèche
Mathilde de Bellegarde
Bernard Giraudeau
L'Abbée de Vilecourt
Bernard Dhéran
Montalieri
Carlo Brandt
Milletail
Jacques Mathou
Abbé de l'Épée
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