A trailer has been released for the U.S. outing for last year’s Cannes-opener Jeanne Du Barry. The Maïwenn-directed film opened the famous French festival last May and was released in France on that very same day. The U.S. release comes nearly a year on when it is released in cinemas on 2nd May.
Johnny Depp, Maïwenn, Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Richard, Melvil Poupaud, and Pascal Greggory make up the main cast of the film, which revolves around Jeanne Vaubernier (Maïwenn), a working-class woman determined to climb the social ladder, using her charms to escape her impoverished life.
Her lover, the Comte du Barry (Melvil Poupaud), wishes to present her to King Louis XV (Johnny Depp) and orchestrates a meeting through the influential Duke of Richelieu (Pierre Richard). The encounter goes far beyond his expectations for it was love at first sight for the King and Jeanne. Through this ravishing courtesan, the king rediscovers his appetite for life and feels he can no longer live without her. Making Jeanne his last official mistress, scandal erupts as no one at Court will accept a girl from the streets into their rarified world.
No word on a UK release as yet but you can check out our full review of the film from Cannes last year here, and the new trailer below.
