Depp play King Louis XV in the period drama — co-financed by Saudi Arabia — from French actor and filmmaker Maïwenn.
The film follows Jeanne Vaubernier, a young working-class woman hungry for culture and pleasure who uses her intelligence and allure to climb the rungs of the social ladder one by one. She becomes the favorite of King Louis XV who, unaware of her status as courtesan, regains through her his appetite for life. They fall madly in love. Against all propriety and etiquette, Jeanne moves to Versailles, where her arrival scandalizes the court.
The decision to give Depp the Cannes opening night slot will likely raise eyebrows, his red carpet appearance on the Croisette coming less than a year after his hugely contentious trial against Amber Heard, in which both were found liable of defamation . The film also comes with an historic — and also likely debate-sparking — first, being the first Cannes opener to be funded by Saudi Arabia, having landed financing from the Red Sea Film Festival, marking its first
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