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Moved by the difficulties faced by peasants living in the mosquito-ridden swamplands near Lyon, aristocratic engineer Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy (Charles Berling) devises a plan to drain the boggy land. But to gain an audience with King Louis XVI (Urbain Cancelier) in Versailles, he learns he must impress the royal court with his verbal wit. Drawn into a world of ever-shifting alliances where words are used as weapons, the Marquis begins to lose sight of his noble intentions.
Original Release
05/09/1996
US Release
11/22/1996
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Charles Berling | Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy / Ponceludon |
| Jean Rochefort | Le Marquis de Bellegarde / Bellegarde |
| Fanny Ardant | Madame de Blayac / Mme de Blayac |
| Judith Godrèche | Mathilde de Bellegarde / Mathilde |
| Bernard Giraudeau | L'Abbée de Vilecourt / Vilecourt |
| Bernard Dheran | Montalieri |
| Carlo Brandt | Milletail |
| Jacques Mathou | Abbé de l'Epée / Abbé de l'Épée |
| Urbain Cancelier | Louis XVI |
| Albert Delpy | Baron de Guéret |
Directors
Writers
Rémi Waterhouse, Michel Fessler, Eric Vicaut
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Charles Berling | Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy / Ponceludon |
| Jean Rochefort | Le Marquis de Bellegarde / Bellegarde |
| Fanny Ardant | Madame de Blayac / Mme de Blayac |
| Judith Godrèche | Mathilde de Bellegarde / Mathilde |
| Bernard Giraudeau | L'Abbée de Vilecourt / Vilecourt |
| Bernard Dheran | Montalieri |
| Carlo Brandt | Milletail |
| Jacques Mathou | Abbé de l'Epée / Abbé de l'Épée |
| Urbain Cancelier | Louis XVI |
| Albert Delpy | Baron de Guéret |
| Bruno Zanardi | Paul |
| Marie Pillet | Charlotte |
| Jacques Roman | Chevernoy |
| Philippe Magnan | Baron de Malenval |
| Maurice Chevit | le Notaire |
| Jacques-François Zeller | Maurepas |
| Gérard Hardy | Victor |
| Marc Berman | Duc de Guines |
| Philippe du Janerand | le Généalogiste |
| Claude Dereppe | Mgr d'Artimont |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Frédéric Brillion | Producer |
| Philippe Carcassonne | Producer |
| Gilles Legrand | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1997 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| 1997 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
