MOSCOW, June 14 . The film «Jeanne Dubarry» will be released in Russian cinemas on July 20, the press service of the project reported. Starring Johnny Depp.
The Hollywood star played King Louis XV. It is told in the tape about the novel of the monarch and his favorite Jeanne Dubarry. The latter came from a poor family. And the king's relationship with her was condemned in the court.
«»As you can imagine, such proposals do not come every day! I would never have thought that someone would ever invite me, an American to the marrow, for the role King of France,” said Johnny Depp.
“Jeanne Dubarry” is the first film with the participation of the actor after a three-year break and a lengthy trial with ex-wife Amber Heard.
Director and the female lead is Maiwenn Le Besco. The film also starred Pierre Richard. The legend of French cinema embodied the image of the Duke de Richelieu.
«Jeanne Dubarry» is a joint production of the French film company Why Not Productions, Red Sea Film Festival Foundation, IN.2 Film, France Televisions, as well as the Russian film company Russian World Vision, headed by producer Konstantin Yelkin, and an online cinema Okko in the status of a distributor of rights in the digital environment on the territory of the Russian Federation and the CIS,” the press release emphasized.
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where it received a seven-minute standing ovation.