![]() And there’s this young lady from Austria called Marie-Antoinette whose approval might decide whether or not she gets to stay where she is. The King finds his fun with other mistresses. Many members of the royal family see her as a blemish to their name. But life at Versailles is not all roses and champagnes. With the help of her husband, she meets and soon wins the favor of the King. When she saw what the power of seduction could bring, she starts to use it to climb the social ladder of 18th century France. As the illegitimate child of a monk, she had to fend for herself from an early age. But, if you are like me and unfamiliar with the history surrounding its titular character, you might well find yourself engaged and entertained by this confidently told, gorgeously styled biopic.Īs the film quickly establishes, Jeanne came from nothing. The film doesn’t break any ground or reinvent the genre, so the OOC placement seems fair. Going in with such lowered expectations, I’m quite surprised to say it’s not a bad time at all. The fact that, with so much pressure put on Cannes to program more female-directed films in competition, JEANNE DU BARRY landed an out-of-competition slot, doesn’t give you confidence either. Her co-star Johnny Depp is obviously not the most uncontroversial character himself. JEANNE DU BARRY, a costume drama about the real-life courtesan of Louis XV, is directed by and stars Maïwenn, a filmmaker whose latest works I have not been a fan of and who became a problematic figure for her prominent anti-Me-Too stance and for her recent assault of a journalist in relation thereto. And for weeks I’ve dreaded watching this one. Of course, you can’t open a film festival without an opening film. The Mediterranean air buzzes with excitement. Now that all pandemic-related restrictions have been lifted, here on the ground the whole thing very much feels like a spectacle again. The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival opened tonight with the usual pomp and circumstance. Download: 2023 Cannes Dispatch: Johnny Depp in 'Jeanne du Barry'
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