Jeanne du Barry, two stars on the red carpet, opens the out of competition. L'Amour Fou by Jacques Rivette (noble father of the Nouvelle Vague) in the restored version at Cannes Classics.
The irresistible rise to the court of France of the commoner Jeanne Vaubernier who first builds a position as a lover of the Duke Du Barry, then puts her graces at the service of the ambitions of the protector and finally introduces herself to the sovereign.