''La Favorite'' is an upcoming French
biographical film
A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudra ...
written and directed by
Maïwenn
Maïwenn Le Besco (; born 17 April 1976), known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker.
Early life
Maïwenn Le Besco was born on 17 April 1976 in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, the daughter of artist Catherine Belkhodja. S ...
and starring
Johnny Depp
John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Award ...
, Maïwenn,
Louis Garrel
Louis Garrel (born 14 June 1983) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his starring role in '' The Dreamers'', directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. ,
Pierre Richard
Pierre Richard (born Pierre-Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays; 16 August 1934) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, best known for the roles of a clumsy daydreamer in comedy films. Pierre Richard is considered by many, such as ...
, and
Noémie Lvovsky
Noémie Lvovsky (; born 14 December 1964) is a French film director, screenwriter, and actress.
Life and career
Born in Paris in 1964, Lvovsky is the daughter of Jewish parents who emigrated from Ukraine to flee pogroms.
She studied cinema at L ...
. The film is set to be theatrically released in France in 2023 by
Netflix
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, before its streaming release 15 months afterwards.
Cast
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Johnny Depp
John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Award ...
as
Louis XV
Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reache ...
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Maïwenn
Maïwenn Le Besco (; born 17 April 1976), known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker.
Early life
Maïwenn Le Besco was born on 17 April 1976 in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, the daughter of artist Catherine Belkhodja. S ...
as
Madame du Barry
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 due to accounts of treason—particularly being ...
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Louis Garrel
Louis Garrel (born 14 June 1983) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his starring role in '' The Dreamers'', directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.
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Pierre Richard
Pierre Richard (born Pierre-Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays; 16 August 1934) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, best known for the roles of a clumsy daydreamer in comedy films. Pierre Richard is considered by many, such as ...
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Noémie Lvovsky
Noémie Lvovsky (; born 14 December 1964) is a French film director, screenwriter, and actress.
Life and career
Born in Paris in 1964, Lvovsky is the daughter of Jewish parents who emigrated from Ukraine to flee pogroms.
She studied cinema at L ...
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Benjamin Lavernhe
Benjamin Lavernhe (, born 14 August 1984) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than sixteen films since 2009.
Filmography
References
External links
*
Living people
French male film actors
21st-century French male actors
1984 ...
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Melvil Poupaud
Melvil Poupaud (born 26 January 1973) is a French actor, author and filmmaker.
Career
Poupaud's first appearance was, as a child, in Raúl Ruiz (director), Raúl Ruiz's 1983 film ''City of Pirates''. He met Ruiz through his mother, Chantal Poupau ...
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Pascal Greggory
Pascal Greggory (born 8 September 1954) is a French people, French actor.
Personal life
Greggory is openly gay. He had long-term relationships with Patrice Chéreau and François-Marie Banier.
Filmography
* ''Les Sœurs Brontë'' (1979) by Andr ...
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India Hair
India Hair (born 1987) is a French actress.
Early life
Hair was born in Saumur a town in western France, to an American father and an English mother.
Career
She has worked in film and television. Her film credits include '' Camille Rewinds' ...
Development
In January 2022,
Johnny Depp
John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Award ...
was cast as
King Louis XV
Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached ...
in French actor-director
Maïwenn
Maïwenn Le Besco (; born 17 April 1976), known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker.
Early life
Maïwenn Le Besco was born on 17 April 1976 in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, the daughter of artist Catherine Belkhodja. S ...
's period film ''Jeanne Du Barry''. In May 2022,
Louis Garrel
Louis Garrel (born 14 June 1983) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his starring role in '' The Dreamers'', directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. ,
Pierre Richard
Pierre Richard (born Pierre-Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays; 16 August 1934) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, best known for the roles of a clumsy daydreamer in comedy films. Pierre Richard is considered by many, such as ...
, and
Noémie Lvovsky
Noémie Lvovsky (; born 14 December 1964) is a French film director, screenwriter, and actress.
Life and career
Born in Paris in 1964, Lvovsky is the daughter of Jewish parents who emigrated from Ukraine to flee pogroms.
She studied cinema at L ...
were cast in undisclosed roles, while
Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch, also known as the Doolin–Dalton Gang, or the Oklahombres, were a gang of American outlaws based in the Indian Territory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They were active in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma Terr ...
sold the film for distribution during the
2022 Cannes Film Festival
The 75th annual Cannes Film Festival is an upcoming film festival scheduled to take place from 17 to 28 May 2022. The festival will see a tribute to actor Tom Cruise, whose film '' Top Gun: Maverick'' is due to premiere at the festival. The off ...
. By July 2022, the film, retitled ''La Favorite'', was revealed to have been acted in French, with
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...
handling distribution in France.
By July 2022,
Benjamin Lavernhe
Benjamin Lavernhe (, born 14 August 1984) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than sixteen films since 2009.
Filmography
References
External links
*
Living people
French male film actors
21st-century French male actors
1984 ...
,
Melvil Poupaud
Melvil Poupaud (born 26 January 1973) is a French actor, author and filmmaker.
Career
Poupaud's first appearance was, as a child, in Raúl Ruiz (director), Raúl Ruiz's 1983 film ''City of Pirates''. He met Ruiz through his mother, Chantal Poupau ...
,
Pascal Greggory
Pascal Greggory (born 8 September 1954) is a French people, French actor.
Personal life
Greggory is openly gay. He had long-term relationships with Patrice Chéreau and François-Marie Banier.
Filmography
* ''Les Sœurs Brontë'' (1979) by Andr ...
, and
India Hair
India Hair (born 1987) is a French actress.
Early life
Hair was born in Saumur a town in western France, to an American father and an English mother.
Career
She has worked in film and television. Her film credits include '' Camille Rewinds' ...
were cast.
Principal photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production.
Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...
commenced on July 26, 2022, in
Versailles
The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, u ...
and other regions of
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
, for 11 weeks.
Filming wrapped in mid-October 2022.
The film was financed by the
Red Sea International Film Festival
The Red Sea International Film Festival ( ar, مهرجان البحر الأحمر السينمائي الدولي) is a film festival launched in 2019 and held in Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia. The festival mainly focuses on new storytelling tren ...
.
Release
''La Favorite'' is set to be theatrically released in France in 2023 by
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...
, before debuting on the service 15 months later.
References
External links
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2020s biographical drama films
2020s French-language films
2020s historical drama films
2023 films
2023 independent films
Cultural depictions of Louis XV
Cultural depictions of Madame du Barry
Films directed by Maïwenn
Films set in Paris
Films shot in Paris
French biographical drama films
French historical drama films
French-language Netflix original films
Upcoming Netflix original films
Upcoming films
2020s French films