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Jeanne du Barry: Johnny Depp, its controversial director, and everything else we know about the Cannes film

Cannes’ opening film has set the festival alight

Evening Standard · May 18, 2023

Johnny Depp on comeback trail in Cannes amid criticism of festival organisers

With protesters banned, the premiere of Depp’s first film in three years saw him receive a seven-minute standing ovation – but opponents argue he is being given a free pass

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2023

Johnny Depp: stories about me ‘horrifically written fiction’

CANNES (FRANCE) - Johnny Depp hit back on Wednesday against years of negative press, telling the Cannes Film Festival that most of the stories about him were "fantastically, horrifically written fiction".

Bangkok Post · May 17, 2023

‘Viva Johnny’: Pirates of the Caribbean star back in spotlight at Cannes

Johnny Depp walks the red carpet for the premiere of historical drama Jeanne du Barry, where he plays French king Louis XV

The New Daily · May 17, 2023

Jeanne du Barry reviews: Critics suggest French film is not quite the comeback Johnny Depp was hoping for

‘Depp may be the actor least suited – after Hulk Hogan – to playing an ancien régime monarch,’ wrote one critic

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Johnny Depp swarmed at Cannes Film Festival as fans go wild for Jeanne du Barry showing

Johnny Depp was greeted by chants and praise from fans as he arrived at the Cannes Film Festival ahead of the screening for his first movie since 2020 as King Louis XV

Daily Mirror · May 16, 2023

Jeanne du Barry review – Cannes kicks off with Johnny Depp’s purring and peculiar royal dandy

Louis XV’s infatuation with a sexy, smart courtesan played by Maïwenn – who also writes and directs – is an entertaining spectacle but preening Depp’s king overshadows her story

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023

Jeanne du Barry at Cannes Film Festival: Depp makes a good Louis XV but this is a right royal disappointment

This lavish biopic starring Johnny Depp fails to live up to the promise of director and star Maïwenn’s previous films

Evening Standard · May 16, 2023

Scandal at the palace: Cannes 2023 kicks off with Johnny Depp’s royal comeback

The 76th Cannes Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday with the red-carpet premiere of French director Maïwenn’s historical drama “Jeanne du Barry”, about French king Louis XV’s scandalous relationship with a lowly courtesan, starring Johnny Depp as the monarch in a high-profile comeback that has generated plenty of controversy.

France 24 · May 16, 2023

‘Consensus is boring’: Cannes jury president Ruben Östlund opens ‘wild’ festival

Films in contention for this year’s Palme d’Or include Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest, while Johnny Depp’s Louis XV kicks off proceedings

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023