{"id":54337,"date":"2023-09-04T15:09:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T12:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=54337"},"modified":"2023-10-06T17:38:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:38:08","slug":"jeanne-du-barry-to-open-haifa-film-festival-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=54337","title":{"rendered":"Jeanne du Barry to Open Haifa International Film Festival 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jeanne du Barry – Ma\u00efwenn and Johnny Depp\/Photo courtesy of PR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jeanne du Barry will open the 39th<\/sup> Haifa International Film Festival on September 28, 2023, in a festive screening in the presence of Ma\u00efwenn, the film\u2019s director and star, as well as actor and producer Marine Boca. The lavish historical drama follows the vertiginous climb of Jeanne B\u00e9cu (1743 \u2013 1793), born the illegitimate daughter of a seamstress, to become the Chief Royal Mistress of King Louis XV of France. Jeanne du Barry was the opening film of the 79th<\/sup> Cannes Film Festival, and stars Ma\u00efwenn as Jeanne, and Johnny Depp as King Louis XV.<\/p>\n

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Johnny Depp in Jeanne du Barry\/Photo courtesy of PR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Known for her beauty, Jeanne must also have been a woman of keen intelligence and strength of character to rise to her ultimate social status as the King\u2019s official mistress. At a time when women who were not born to aristocracy and wealth had few options beyond entering a convent or relying on their charms, Jeanne, choosing the latter course, managed not only to become known as a much-desired courtesan, but to attract the interest of the king. She was not, however, accepted and admired by all. Some refused to accept her presence at court due to her low birth and status as a courtesan – most notably, Marie Antoinette is known to have shunned her. Their antagonistic relationship was also depicted in Sofia Coppola\u2019s film Marie Antoinette (2006), in which du Barry was portrayed by Asia Argento. Upon seeing Coppola\u2019s film, Ma\u00efwenn (stated in an interview for Harper\u2019s Bazaar France) was captivated by the character of Jeanne du Barry and was inspired to make a film focusing on her story. Following the king\u2019s death of smallpox in 1774, Jeanne du Barry was temporarily exiled from court to a convent, but eventually resumed a more public life, taking on new lovers. Ironically, having ascended from her humble beginning to the social circles of the aristocracy and Royal Court, she shared their fate. During the French Revolution, she was accused of treason, following the testimony of her former servant Zamor, and was executed on December 8, 1793.<\/p>\n

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Johnny Depp and Ma\u00efwenn in Jeanne du Barry\/Photo courtesy of PR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Actor, screenwriter, and director Ma\u00efwenn began her career in acting, then turned to direct her first film, Pardonnez-Moi in 2006. Her third film Polisse (2011) won the Jury Prize at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, and it too will be screened at the Haifa Film Festival. Jeanne du Barry, like Ma\u00efwenn\u2019s previous films, reflects her interest in human relationships and their complexities, as well as the merging of fictional and documentary elements. It is the director\u2019s first period drama, and Chanel collaborated with Ma\u00efwenn and costume designer J\u00fcrgen Doering on the gorgeous costumes for Jeanne du Barry. The screenplay was co-written with Teddy Lussi-Modeste and Nicolas Livecchi.<\/p>\n

The Haifa International Film Festival will take place from September 28 \u2013 October 7, 2023. The Haifa International Film Festival takes place with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Sports \u2013 Israeli Film Council, the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Regional Cooperation, and the Haifa Municipality. The festival\u2019s Artistic Director is Yaron Shamir, and it is produced by Ethos \u2013 The Haifa Municipality Art, Culture and Sports Association Company. Tickets and additional information will be available on the Haifa Film Festival website: https:\/\/www.haifaff.co.il\/eng<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jeanne du Barry will open the 39th Haifa International Film Festival on September 28, 2023, in a festive screening in the presence of Ma\u00efwenn, the film\u2019s director and star, as well as actor and producer Marine Boca. The lavish historical drama follows the vertiginous climb of Jeanne B\u00e9cu (1743 \u2013 1793), born the illegitimate daughter […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":54338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[266,100,96,375,386,385,383,384],"class_list":["post-54337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-biopic","tag-festival","tag-film","tag-haifa-film-festival","tag-jeanne-du-barry","tag-madame-du-barry","tag-maiwenn","tag-period-drama"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54337\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/54338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}