Friday, October 18 4PM (18C2)/ 9PM (18C4) CHINESE RIDICULE (France, 1996 100 min.) In Patrice Leconte's delectably sharp, satirical depiction of the court of Louis XVI, Charles Berling stars as Gregoire Ponceludon, a good-hearted noble whose land is mired in swamp. He designs a series of dams and reservoirs that will restore the health to his waters and, accordingly, to his workers. Ponceludon's benevolent nature, not surprisingly, earns him the immediate disdain of the king's court. Further complicating the path is the dazzling but duplicitous Madame de Blayac (Fanny Adrant), through whose bed one must proceed to reach the king's ear. Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter. CRITIC'S CHOICE: DUANE BYRGE. Also on 10/20. CALENDAR | VENUES | TICKETS