“Jeanne du Barry”, the latest film by director Maïwenn, will have its world premiere on May 16, at the opening of the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The film, where she plays the role of Louis XV’s favorite, alongside Johnny Depp, will be released the same day.
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Johnny Depp and Maïwenn on the Croisette for an awaited film, the sixth long-length film by the 46-year-old French actress and director. In Jeanne du Barry, she plays the heroine, in a film dedicated to the life, rise and fall of the favorite of King Louis XV. Also in the cast Benjamin Lavernhe, Melvil Poupaud, Pierre Richard, Pascal Greggory and India Hair.
Maïwenn is a regular at Cannes and in 2011 won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, for her first selection in competition, for polishes. Four years later, she returned to the official selection with My kingwhich allowed Emmanuelle Bercot to win the Best Actress Award.
The return of Johnny Depp after his resounding trial
The film will also mark the big return to the screen of Johnny Depp, after the highly publicized legal soap opera which pitted him against his former wife Amber Heard, against a backdrop of accusations of domestic violence and then mutual accusations of defamation.
Of Las Vegas Paranoid To Pirates of the CaribbeanJohnny Depp, 59, has been on screen several times at Cannes, where in 1997 he presented his own film as a director, The Brave.
The 76 Cannes Film Festival will take place from Tuesday May 16 to Saturday May 27. This edition will also see the world premiere ofIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destinystarring Harrison Ford.
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