Director: Thierry Klifa

Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Marina Foïs

Rating: TBC

Marianne is THE richest woman in the world. Pierre-Alain, is a dandy-writer-photographer in Paris. They meet on a photo shoot and become inseparable. Their loving friendship surprises, amuses, intrigues, makes people talk and eventually unsettles the billionaire’s entourage and family. Marianne's daughter, in particular, struggles with her mother’s sudden complicity with this younger man insatiable for money.

The film The Richest Woman in the World, directed by Thierry Klifa, was presented out of competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Although the story includes fictional elements, it is loosely inspired by the “Bettencourt affair”. It blends bourgeois drama, satire and family intrigue. Among its prestigious cast is Isabelle Huppert, who has won the César Award for Best Actress twice (in 1996 for La Cérémonie and in 2017 for Elle). Alongside her is Laurent Lafitte, an actor who was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for Elle (2017) and again for Au revoir là-haut (2018).

121mins, In French with English subtitles

France, 2025 

Drama, Tragedy

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"The film deploys a satisfyingly intricate view of the mechanisms of manipulation, showing just how far those controlling tentacles can go."

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