The face made up in white as it was used in the eighteenth century, the face in profile with a hint of a beard, the eyes covered by a silk scarf as if to play blindfold, the white hat with feathers: it is the first image, playful and ironic by Johnny Depp in the role of King Louis XV in the film directed by Maïwenn who herself plays Jeanne du Barry, the courtesan of the king.
The production company of A Taste of Rust and Bone and A Prophet, Why Not reported that filming began on July 26 for 11 weeks and will go between Versailles and other castles in the Paris region, in addition to the studio.
It is Depp's first film in three years (his first major role since the indie film Minamata) and follows his victory in the turbulent libel trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.
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ambitious drama is loosely based on the life of Jeanne du Barry, Louis XV's last mistress at the court of Versailles, after Madame de Pompadour.
Born into poverty, Du Barry is a young working-class woman hungry for culture and pleasure who uses her intelligence and her charm to climb the ladder after another.
She becomes the favorite companion of Louis XV who regains his appetite for life thanks to their relationship.
The two fall madly in love.
Against all decorum and etiquette, Jeanne moved to Versailles, where her arrival scandalized the court.
Louis XV died in 1774 and Madame du Barry was forced to retire to a convent.
Thus it was that Marie Antoinette began to reign unchallenged in France.
In the cast among others Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Richard, Melvil Poupaud,
Noémie Lvovsky, Pascal Greggory and India Hair.
Jeanne du Barry is director Maïwenn's sixth film and her most ambitious production to date.
Among her acclaimed films, the winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes 2011 Polisse;
Mon Roi, for which Emmanuelle Bercot won Best Actress at Cannes in 2015, and the semi-autobiographical work DNA, which was celebrated with the Cannes 2020 special label.