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Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry (19 August 1743 – 8 December 1793) was the last maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France. She was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution on accusations of treason—particularly being suspected of assisting émigrés to flee from the Revolution.
Jeanne du Barry is a 2023 historical drama film directed, co-written and produced by Maïwenn and starring herself and Johnny Depp in the leading roles. It also stars Pierre Richard, Benjamin Lavernhe, Noémie Lvovsky, Pascal Greggory, Melvil Poupaud, and India Hair.
May 2, 2024 · Jeanne du Barry: Directed by Maïwenn. With Stanislas Stanic, Maïwenn, Johnny Depp, Benjamin Lavernhe. The life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress.
May 3, 2024 · Unfortunately, "Jeanne du Barry," directed by French director/actress Maïwenn, who she plays the title role opposite Johnny Depp as King Louis XV, takes a surface-level approach to this famously controversial figure.
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May 17, 2023 · Maïwenn’s “Jeanne du Barry” follows the life of King Louis XV’s infamous mistress. The 2023 film, which premiered at Cannes last week, received a seven-minute standing ovation.
Jeanne Bécu, countess du Barry was the last of the mistresses of the French king Louis XV (reigned 1715–74). Although she exercised little political influence at the French court, her unpopularity contributed to the decline of the prestige of the crown in the early 1770s. She was born Marie-Jeanne.
Madame du Barry 1743-1793. Countess du Barry 1743-1793. Following the death of Madame de Pompadour in 1764, Jeanne Bécu (known as “Mademoiselle Vaubernier”) became the king's official mistress, and moved to Versailles in 1768.
Release Date. May 2, 2024. Genre. Drama. Johnny Depp stars as King Louis XV in the story of the entrancing Jeanne du Barry (Maïwenn), a French peasant woman whose meteoric rise through the royal court to become the King’s last mistress creates a scandal of epic proportions. Based on a true story.
Nov 9, 2022 · He was 58 years of age, and the 33 years younger Jeanne, was famously beautiful. But she was a commoner and a sex worker, and could not possibly be presented to the king, even if he wanted her as his concubine. Jean-Baptiste du Barry had a solution though.
Apr 18, 2019 · The life of Jeanne Bécu Du Barry (1743-1793) was a cautionary tale full of twists and turns. Popularly known as the last mistress of Louis XV of France (1710-1774), Madame du Barry rose from modest origins to become one of the most powerful women in France.
