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Cannes opener 'Jeanne du Barry' fails to impress with lackluster performances.

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Cannes opener 'Jeanne du Barry' fails to impress with lackluster performances.
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Johnny Depp stars in the opening film of the Cannes Film Festival, Maïwenn's period drama Jeanne du Barry, but the film is unremarkable and lacks both wit and authenticity. Depp's subdued performance as Louis XV is refreshing, but lacks chemistry with Maïwenn's Jeanne. The film is a mild-mannered soap opera that admirably showcases the palaces, frocks, and wigs of 18th-century France, but fails to deliver a compelling story or characters.

Topics:entertainmentfilm#cannes-film-festival#film#french-cinema#johnny-depp#maiwenn#period-drama
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