The films of Maïwenn, like Maïwenn herself, tend to be divisive. When they’re good, such as in the writer-director-actress’ breakthrough second feature, Polisse, they’re filled with hotblooded ...

The courtesan Madame du Barry became the king’s favorite mistress but ended up with her head in a basket Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, widely regarded as the most accomplished female painter of the 18th ...

Oct. 20 (UPI) --The restored chambers of Madame du Barry, the last official mistress of France's King Louis XV, have opened to the public for the first time. The Palace of Versailles is celebrating ...

In December 1793, with the Reign of Terror phase of the French Revolution well underway, Jeanne Becu, better known as Madame du Barry, Louis XV’s last mistress, was ...

After Jeanette becomes the mistress of the ambitious Jean du Barry, he marries her off to one of his cousins so that she has an entre to the royal court. She soon becomes the favorite of the King and ...

Shrishty is a decade-old journalist covering a variety of beats between politics to pop culture, but movies are her first love, which led her to study Film and TV Development at UCLAx. She lives and ...

From Madame de Pompadour to Jeanne du Barry, these women wielded power in pre-Revolutionary France as companion to the king. This painting of Louis XV and his last mistress Madame du Barry was ...

Madame du Barry, the Favorite, sees the Dauphine as a rival for the King’s affections. Marie Antoinette realizes that producing an heir will not be straightforward. She turns to Madame du Barry for ...

Madame du Barry, the Favorite, sees the Dauphine as a rival for the King’s affections. Marie Antoinette realizes that producing an heir will not be straightforward. She turns to Madame du Barry for ...

The Cannes Film Festival’s opening night selection explores the legendary courtesan’s affair with Louis XV and the scandal it caused at the Palace of Versailles. By Jordan Mintzer The films of Maïwenn ...