flour selection “Jeanne du Barry” Ordered to open Tuesday night’s 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, the film works first and foremost as a means to confirm how true the old saying that bad publicity is not true. Director, also actor Maiwenn LeBesco Known as Maïwenn in the world of cinema, known as Maïwenn to dry, chosen to act with him in the film, the commentator was the French monarch XV. not including Johnny Depp; indeed, given that the actor’s French is far from perfect and the casting took place before he won the highly publicized American court battle against his wife, Amber Heard, it is inevitable to assume that: while doing this he deliberately tried to create controversy.
And it seems equally obvious Thierry Fremauxthe director of the competition had a similar desire to argue; He certainly knew that Depp’s presence here and on the first day of the festival could spark criticism, and it would be easy for him to find another film for the opening. In front of them, on the other side, is the actor. Of course, what prompted him both to shoot his first relatively high-profile film in a long time, and to visit the festival today, above all else. request to turn the page; It is not yet clear whether his film career will recover from the damage caused by the marriage scandals, but there is no doubt that he would prefer not to be baited by the tabloids anyway.
king’s favorite
Of course, all the reasoning would have made less sense if ‘Jeanne Du Barry’ had justified both its premiere here and its presence on artistic merits, but in the end, that’s not the case. Initially she was called Marie-Jeanne Bécu, the woman who gave her the name she. born in poverty but when he was still young, he managed to climb the social ladder thanks to his body and sexual expertise and managed to become the last favorite of the mentioned king; They lived together in Versailles for more than five years until his death forced him to leave the palace. By reviving him, the film both tries to justify him and a progressive and proto-feminist figure It’s like settling into a true love story faced with an extraordinarily hostile environment and it doesn’t meet any of those goals.
On the one hand, she tries to make us believe that the young woman is rebelling not only against her own social origins and corrupt patriarchy, but also against the strictness of palace protocol and the hatred the king’s servants harbor for her, but also against the person we see. more on screen a mountaineer ready to pay for a life of luxury. On the other hand, she never achieves the tragic romance she craves because the shared chemistry levels between lovers are sub-zero. Depp spends most of his time on stage. petrified face and lost gaze. Maïwenn shows she mixes passion with giggling and pouting. Recently, a rumor surfaced accordingly during filming, Both went to kill. It’s unclear whether this ad is good or bad, but it’s certainly better than what Maïwenn got shortly after it emerged that a journalist accused her of grabbing her by the hair and spitting in her face.
Although ‘Jeanne Du Barry’ actually included the directors of the festival in the competition, it is not among the works targeting the Palme d’Or. This was expressed by Frémaux while answering questions about the film, and more specifically Depp, at a meeting with the press. “I have only one rule, and that is freedom of thought.and freedom of expression and action within the framework of the law”. “If Johnny Depp had been banned from starring in a movie, or was banned, we wouldn’t be talking about that right now.” In other words, she chose ‘Jeanne Du Barry’ despite the controversy she would certainly create – or perhaps that’s why we said it. But a month ago he claimed that his decision not to include Woody Allen’s new movie ‘Coup de Chance’ on this year’s schedule was a way to avoid controversy. Bad publicity or not, after all, it seems clear that some discussions are more manageable than others.
Value of Palme d’Or
“The Palme d’Or is the most important film award in the world, and if I had the choice, I would rather win the Palme d’Or again than win the Oscar,” he told the press. Ruben Ostlundthis is how it moves in this 76th edition: head of the jury; Just a year ago, thanks to ‘Triangle of Sorrow’, the Swedish director joined the elite group of filmmakers who won the competition’s highest award twice. In addition to him, five filmmakers will be responsible for preparing the winners list –Julia Ducournau, Damián Szifron, Atiq Rahimi, Maryam Touzani And Rungan Nyoni– and players brie larson And paul dano. “We’re going to argue loudly about movies and we should all join them,” Östlund said. “I will not accept any of them to remain silent,” he said.