Lady J
Appearance
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Directed by | Emmanuel Mouret |
Written by | Emmanuel Mouret |
Produced by | Frédéric Niedermayer |
Starring | Cécile de France Édouard Baer Alice Isaaz |
Cinematography | Laurent Desmet |
Edited by | Martial Salomon |
Production company | Moby Dick Films |
Distributed by | Pyramide Distribution |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $4.1 million[1] |
Lady J (French: Mademoiselle de Joncquières) is a 2018 French period drama film directed by Emmanuel Mouret and inspired by a story in Denis Diderot's novel Jacques the Fatalist.[2] The film stars Cécile de France as Madame de la Pommeraye, a woman who is spurned by her lover, the Marquis des Arcis (Édouard Baer), and enacts a complex revenge plot with the help of the titular Mademoiselle de Joncquières (Alice Isaaz).[2]
The film opened in French theaters in September 2018. It also screened at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, as part of the Platform program.[3]
Netflix obtained rights to stream the film in the US and internationally.
Cast
- Cécile de France : Madame de La Pommeraye
- Édouard Baer : Marquis des Arcis
- Alice Isaaz : Mademoiselle de Joncquières
- Natalia Dontcheva : Madame de Joncquières
- Laure Calamy : Lucienne
References
- ^ "Mademoiselle de Joncquières". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Indie Sales boards Emmanuel Mouret’s costume drama ‘Mademoiselle de Joncquières’". Screen Daily, January 16, 2018.
- ^ "TIFF 2018: Nicole Kidman, Elisabeth Moss films to compete for Platform Prize". Now, August 8, 2018.