The film concludes with an epilogue set in , after the French Revolution has swept away the world of Versailles. While many of the courtiers have been exiled or executed, Ponceludon has finally succeeded in draining his swamps, living a life of purpose alongside Mathilde.
The story follows , a provincial engineer and minor nobleman who travels to Versailles with a desperate mission: to secure royal funding to drain the mosquito-infested swamps of his home region, which are killing the local peasants. Life at Versailles subtitle Ridicule.1996.720p.BluRay.DD5.1.x264-C...
Ponceludon eventually finds himself caught between his noble goal and the vapid, cruel world of the aristocrats. After being publicly humiliated at a masked ball—an act of revenge by a scorned Madame de Blayac—he has an epiphany. He unmasks himself and condemns the court for their heartless decadence, famously stating: "Children will die tomorrow because you ridiculed me today" . The film concludes with an epilogue set in
: The doctor's scientifically-minded daughter, with whom Ponceludon falls in love. : The doctor's scientifically-minded daughter
The title you've referenced is the filename for the 1996 French film , a sharp period drama set in the decadent court of King Louis XVI at Versailles.