Jeanne Du Barry is all about the title character, who lived from 1743 to 1793. Played by Maiwenn (“Poliezei”), who also directs himself, it shows the rise of a woman from a poor background. Little by little, she climbed the social ladder, eventually reaching Paris, where they soon made ends meet doing philanthropic work for aristocrats.
She falls into the hands of the French king Louis XV through a trick of a count who forges her birth certificate and makes her a noblewoman. On. Because of the ruse, he has no idea that she is a courtesan. The old king regains his joie de vivre through the younger woman—and, against all customs and etiquette, takes her to his court, gives her his own living quarters, and showers her with valuable gifts. However, the presence of Jeanne in Versailles does not please most aristocracy and causes a scandal…
Johnny Depp is now in his costume as the elderly King Louis XV in a new production design for Jeanne Du Barry, based on a true historical love story that caused a stir. to see. The second starring role alongside Maiwenn is the big cinema comeback of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star.
Should “Jeanne Du Barry” come to cinemas in Germany in 2023, it would be Depp’s first film appearance in Germany since “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald“ End of 2018. Depp’s last film to date, “Minamata”, was shot in early 2019 and had its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2020, but was never regularly released in this country (and almost nowhere else in the world).
However, no German theater distribution has been announced so far. The distribution rights are currently traded on the American Film Market, the industry magazine said already closed deals for some countries, as well as for France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. Germany is not yet mentioned.
Here’s also a promotional image of Johnny Depp as King Louis XV of France that was released during filming: