The Opening film of the 2023 Cannes Festival has finally arrived in Singapore! Do not miss ‘JEANNE DU BARRY’, at Shaw Theatres (Lido & Paya Lebar Quarter) from 23 March!
Directed by Maïwenn
Starring Maïwenn, Johnny Depp, Benjamin Lavernhe, Melvil Poupaud, Pierre Richard, Pascal Greggory, India Hair
Genre Biography, Drama
Rating NC16 (Some Nudity and Sexual Scene)
Runtime 117 mins
Language French with English subs
Chinese Title 杜巴利伯爵夫人
Jeanne Vaubernier (Maïwenn), a working-class woman determined to climb the social ladder, uses her charms to escape her impoverished condition.
Her lover, the Comte du Barry, grown rich thanks to Jeanne’s amorous intrigues, wishes to present her to the King and orchestrates a meeting through the influential Duc de Richelieu. The encounter goes far beyond his expectations: for Louis XV (Johnny Depp) and Jeanne, it’s love at first sight.
With the courtesan, the king rediscovers his appetite for life: so much so that he can no longer live without her and decides to make her his official favourite.
Scandal ensues. No one wants a girl from the streets at Court.