MOSCOW, 18 Apr . The film «Jeanne DuBarry» starring Johnny Depp will be released in Russia, the press service of the distributor Russian World Vision reports.
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"Russian World Vision Film Company and Okko online cinema will bring to Russia the opening film of the 76th Cannes Film Festival "Jeanne DuBarry", the press release says.
Distributor representative noted that the company, headed by producer Konstantin Elkin, was engaged in the production of the picture from the Russian side.
“We managed to work with the Jeanne Dubarry project at the stage of its creation, which was an amazingly interesting experience for us. Cooperation in production became possible thanks to our partners and friends, producers Svetlana Migunova-Dali, Yulia Kim — von den Dreisch and Nelly Holmes,» Elkin said.
They had the exclusive right to represent the project in Russia.
«They were the executive producers of the film. With their assistance, we negotiated with Why Not Productions and confirmed our participation in the creation of the film» Jeanne DuBarry «, — said Elkin.
Depp played Louis XV in Jeanne Dubarry. This is his first role in a feature-length film in three years after lengthy proceedings with ex-wife Amber Heard.The image of the king's favorite was embodied by the director of the project Mayvenn Le Besco.
The release date of «Jeanne Dubarry» in Russian cinemas has not yet been announced.This year, the Cannes Film Festival will be held from 16 to