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French Film Festival Opening Night: Jeanne Du Barry

Screening from 24/05/2024

117 mins.

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Drama  History  Romance 


Friday 24 May - 6.30pm for 7.00pm. All Tickets: $35.00, Catered by Franquette Creperie, on sale now! The lavish new historical drama from writer/director Mawenn, JEANNE DU BARRY is freely inspired by the life of the titular rags-to-riches social climber, a working-class woman who became the mistress of King Louis XV, played with taciturn command by Johnny Depp in his first French-language speaking role. 18th Century, pre-Revolution France. Jeanne Bcu (Mawenn), the illegitimate daughter of a monk, hungers for culture and pleasure, and is determined to escape her commoner upbringing. With charm and sharp wit, she builds a reputation as a skilled courtesan and her benefactor, the Comte du Barry grows rich through her amorous encounters. Wishing to present her to the widowed King (Depp), a renowned womaniser, the Comte orchestrates a meeting through the influential Duke of Richelieu. For Jeanne and Louis, its intoxication at first sight; soon the King, rediscovering his appetite for life, anoints her as his new favourite. Unapologetically ignoring propriety and etiquette, with the help of his valet La Borde, Louis moves her into his Versailles palace, sparking both derision and scandal... and jeopardising relations with the newly-arrived Marie Antoinette, the Austrian queen-in-waiting... Finding mordant delight in the intrigues and rituals of high court life, JEANNE DU BARRY is a visual feast. French with English Subtitles