Isabelle Huppert transforms Bettencourt scandal into drama in new film
Thierry Klifa's film "Die reichste Frau der Welt" adapts the scandal surrounding L'Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt as a farce, but Isabelle Huppert in the title role, alongside Laurent Lafitte as the fortune hunter, elevates it into something more. The affair, which unfolded over two turbulent decades, saw Bettencourt give gifts worth around one billion euros to photographer and writer Jean-Marie Barnier. The family's guardianship lawsuit eventually ended the extravagance. The film is noted for its potential as a dramatic comedy in the style of Claude Chabrol.
Key facts
- Thierry Klifa directed 'Die reichste Frau der Welt'
- Isabelle Huppert plays Liliane Bettencourt
- Laurent Lafitte plays Jean-Marie Barnier
- The film is based on the Bettencourt scandal
- Bettencourt gave gifts worth around one billion euros to Barnier
- The family filed a guardianship lawsuit
- The film is described as a farce with dramatic elements
- Claude Chabrol is referenced as a stylistic comparison
Entities
Artists
- Isabelle Huppert
- Laurent Lafitte
- Thierry Klifa
- Claude Chabrol
- Liliane Bettencourt
- Jean-Marie Barnier
Institutions
- L'Oréal