“You’re in danger, Madame.” Vertical has unveiled an official US trailer for Maïwenn’s Jeanne du Barry, which is finally getting a theatrical release in he US one full year after it premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival last May. It already opened in France the same week as its Cannes premiere, but hasn’t shown up in the US until now. In this film, Jeanne Vaubernier, a young working-class woman hungry for culture and pleasure, uses her intelligence and her allure to climb the rungs of the social ladder one by one. She becomes the favorite of King Louis XV who, unaware of her status as courtesan, regains through her his appetite for life. They fall madly in love. Against all propriety and etiquette, Jeanne moves to Versailles, where her arrival scandalizes the court… The film also stars Maïwenn as Jeanne, plus Johnny Depp as King Louis XV, along with Benjamin Lavernhe, Melvil Poupaud, Pierre Richard, Pascal Greggory, and India Hair. This didn’t get the best reviews in Cannes, with critics calling it “mediocre, dull and dreary,” though opinions are mixed. This is one film I do not think will be worth the wait unless French Royalty is your jam. // Continue Reading ›
New US Trailer for Maïwenn’s ‘Jeanne du Barry’ Film with Johnny Depp
