Cannes Film Festival 2023: on the verge of tears, Johnny Depp receives a standing ovation after the broadcast of the film Jeanne du Barry

This Tuesday, May 16, took place the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival and the screening of the opening film: Jeanne du Barry directed by Maïwenn with Johnny Depp. At the end of the feature film, the spectators gave him a long standing ovation which touched him a lot.

A long standing ovation for Johnny Depp. This Tuesday, May 16, took place the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival presented by Chiara Mastroianni. The festival was officially declared open on stage by Catherine Deneuve and Michael Douglas who received an honorary Palme d’or for his entire career. The spectators present then discovered the opening film: Jeanne du Barry carried out by Maiwenn starring Johnny Depp. This decision aroused the indignation of many artists who denounced in a forum the comedian’s arrival at the Cannes Film Festival after his trial for domestic violence against his ex-wife Amber Heard. This film is widely talked about on the Croisette, even to the members of the feature film jury at a press conference.

Johnny Depp on the verge of tears after the screening of Jeanne du Barry

Maïwenn is her new film Jeanne du Barry with Johnny Depp opened the Cannes Film Festival. He seems to have completely conquered the spectators present in the room since at the end of the screening, the actor received for his performance in the skin of King Louis XV a standing ovation of several minutes, seven minutes precisely according to our colleagues from Variety. They unveiled a short video of this sequence on their Twitter account in which Johnny Depp has tears in his eyes in front of the fervor of the public. He then took the director in his arms to thank her for giving him this opportunity, and she appeared on the big screen with a huge smile of satisfaction. They then in turn greeted the spectators while applauding in heart with them.

Maïwenn moved to tears on stage

Maïwenn, the director and main actress of the film, then went on stage to say a few words. She was quickly overcome with emotion and couldn’t contain her tears. “I want to share this moment with my lover, with my producer, with Le Pacte”she said. “It was a production that was difficult to finance…and I want to share this moment with my whole team.”