Recently screening at the Cannes Film Festival, "Jeanne du Barry" is a New France-produced period feature, directed by Maïwenn, starring Johnny Depp, Maïwenn, Melvil Poupaud and Pierre Richard, with release dates TBA :
“…the film follows the life of ‘Jeanne Bécu’ (Maïwenn), who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV (Depp)...
"...to become his last official mistress…”
