![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And, of course, falling in love with the king. Maïwenn renders Jeanne as playful and seductive, a passionate woman whose only crime was trying to rise above her station. Jeanne du Barry was a commoner who worked as a courtesan, a witty and well-read looker who had the attention of many of France’s male elite before she was introduced to Louis. Otherwise, Jeanne du Barry wants you to feel the fantasy. The looming Revolution is only mentioned, in somber tones, in voiceover at the very end. Its costumery is luxe and eye-popping, its courtly intrigue pleasingly low-stakes. Still, the movie is as engaging as it is sinisterly ridiculous. Is such slavish 1 percent worship really what the people want? The film was an odd choice to open France’s biggest film festival, as anti-austerity protests roil the nation. The film, about King Louis XV’s last official mistress, is lavishly devoted to the grandeur of pre-Revolution Versailles, both its opulent charms and its titillating social drama. If the recent queen’s funeral and king’s coronation weren’t enough royal reverence for you, the Cannes Film Festival’s opening night selection, actor-director Maïwenn’s Jeanne du Barry, ought to satisfy the craving. ![]()
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