French director Maïwenn and Johnny Depp hit Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival on Friday for a special screening of period romance Jeanne du Barry followed by a Q&A.
Maïwenn co-wrote, directed and stars as the titular courtesan opposite Depp in the role of King Louis XV, who falls in love with du Barry and establishes her at the Court of Versailles as his last official mistress.
Red Sea Head of International Programming Kaleem Aftab, who moderated the Q&A, found himself in hot water when he said he had found parts of the film “very funny”. “You find it funny?
It’s a love story. He’s dying. Did you see the film?.” asked Maïwenn, before putting the question out to the audience. Depp joked to Aftab: “Keep digging.
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