Maïwenn on directing Johnny Depp’s comeback: ‘The crew were afraid of him’

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And guess what – The Tortured Poets Department is in fact a “secret double album”, meaning that once you’ve listened to the first 16 songs, there are 15 more to devour and decode. That’s what, in journalism, we would call “filing way over word count”. But if anyone can get away with dropping 31 new songs in one go, it’s Taylor, AKA the biggest pop superstar in the world right now. Personally I’m loving the louche, lazy synths of opener “Fortnight”, the general Lana del Rey-esque vibe, and, of course, [the savage barbs at her exes](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL25ld3MvdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0LW1hdHR5LWhlYWx5LXNvbmdzLWx5cmljcy1yZWxhdGlvbnNoaXAtYjI1MzEyODUuaHRtbD9saWQ9MmczY2U0aGhzOG9yJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMC0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYf6WgjZravax9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Helen Brown rated it highly too, [giving it five stars](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9tdXNpYy9yZXZpZXdzL3RheWxvci1zd2lmdC10b3J0dXJlZC1wb2V0cy1kZXBhcnRtZW50LWFsYnVtLXJldmlldy1iMjUzMDg2Ny5odG1sP2xpZD0wang0MjViYXF6bHgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIwLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh_paCNmtq9rH1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). And can we just take a moment to appreciate this purple patch of new albums from excellent women? [Beyoncé a few weeks ago](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL3Jldmlld3MvYmV5b25jZS1jb3dib3ktY2FydGVyLWFsYnVtLWNvdW50cnktcmV2aWV3LWIyNTIwNTM1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTdxaGJqNXliNXBtcSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjAtMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmH-loI2a2r2sfUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), and [Dua Lipa next month](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL25ld3MvZHVhLWxpcGEtbmV3LWFsYnVtLTIwMjQtcmVsZWFzZS1kYXRlLWRldGFpbHMtYjI1MTIxNDAuaHRtbD9saWQ9bm9wN2JldG0wN2h3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMC0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYf6WgjZravax9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). I’m so ready to shimmy. Some other notable arrivals this week, with two newsworthy memoirs arriving in bookshops – to very different reactions. Martin Chilton joined a chorus of praise for [Salman Rushdie’s Knife](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL3Jldmlld3Mvc2FsbWFuLXJ1c2hkaWUta25pZmUtcmV2aWV3LW1lbW9pci1zdGFiYmluZy1mYXR3YS1iMjUyOTA1OC5odG1sP2xpZD1kbzI5YjFoOHR2dnkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIwLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh_paCNmtq9rH1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), which unsparingly documents the [brutal on-stage attack](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9ib29rcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9zYWxtYW4tcnVzaGRpZS1rbmlmZS1hdHRhY2stZmF0d2Etc2F0YW5pYy12ZXJzZXMtYm9vay1iMjUyNjMxNi5odG1sP2xpZD04ZmxiY2VxMjZyOHYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIwLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh_paCNmtq9rH1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) he suffered in 2022. Receiving quite the opposite response was Ten Years to Save the West by Liz Truss, our shortest serving PM. In a [savage one-star review](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL3Jldmlld3MvbGl6LXRydXNzLW1lbW9pci1yZXZpZXctbGV0dHVjZS1pbnRlcnZpZXctYjI1Mjk0NzEuaHRtbD9saWQ9NWIwZzRseWliN2cxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMC0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYf6WgjZravax9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), Sean O’Grady was stunned by what he described as a “ludicrous”, “self-serving” and “poorly composed” book. And apparently the lettuce who outlived her didn’t even get a mention… ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0P2xpZD1wZDhjbHd2dGFiNGkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIwLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh_paCNmtq9rH1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Taylor Swift in artwork for ‘The Black Dog edition’ of her 11th studio album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department' (Beth Garrabrant) I can’t remember the last time I was as eager to binge-watch a show as Fallout, an adaptation of the classic video game franchise that manages to be extremely violent and scary while also very tongue-in-cheek and funny. But, asks Louis Chilton, [is Hollywood suffering from an epidemic of “gamer brain”](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2ZhbGxvdXQtdHYtc2hvdy12aWRlby1nYW1lLWNhc3QtcHJpbWUtdmlkZW8tYjI1Mjg5NzYuaHRtbD9saWQ9aG45eW9yN2RuaGlpJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMC0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYf6WgjZravax9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)? (I also loved [Louis’ piece about Danny Dyer’s new Channel 4 show How to be a Man](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbGlmZS1zdHlsZS9ob3ctdG8tYmUtYS1tYW4tZGFubnktZHllci1tYXNjdWxpbml0eS1hbmRyZXctdGF0ZS1iMjUzMDMyOC5odG1sP2xpZD14Z2RmdXFsY2gybXMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIwLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh_paCNmtq9rH1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) – Louis being both a) a man and b) slightly baffled about why everyone is arguing on his behalf.) Also on my to-watch list is Feud: Capote vs The Swans, and I loved Katie Rosseinsky’s piece on [how the In Cold Blood author ended up falling out](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL3RydW1hbi1jYXBvdGUtc3dhbnMtZGlzbmV5LXJldmlldy1iMjUyODkxNS5odG1sP2xpZD13eHRobXgyYnc2eDYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIwLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh_paCNmtq9rH1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) with his glam set of the elite New York “swans”. And finally: is it a comeback if you don’t actually… come back? Jeanne du Barry arrives in cinemas this week, in which Johnny Depp makes his first big screen appearance for three years. But the film doesn’t seem to be the spectacular return the actor might have been dreaming of, with Clarisse Loughrey [awarding the film one star,](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3MvamVhbm5lLWR1LWJhcnJ5LWpvaG5ueS1kZXBwLXJldmlldy1iMjUyOTYzOC5odG1sP2xpZD12dW02bDI4ZmozOWYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIwLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh_paCNmtq9rH1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) describing his performance as Louis XV as “remarkably listless”. In this week’s State of the Arts column, Xan Brooks investigates what happens when the much fêted [“Hollywood redemption story” goes awry](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2pvaG5ueS1kZXBwLWplYW5uZS1kdS1iYXJyeS1iMjUzMDc1MC5odG1sP2xpZD1zejc3Y3I0amp1dGUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIwLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh_paCNmtq9rH1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). But what does Jeanne du Barry’s director, French star Maïwenn, think about all of this? Well, funny you should ask… Charlotte O’Sullivan [spoke to her for this week’s Saturday Interview](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL21haXdlbm4tam9obm55LWRlcHAtaW50ZXJ2aWV3LWIyNTMxMDI1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPThqem56bnRqYnQ5OCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjAtMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmH-loI2a2r2sfUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), and the results were pretty explosive. Now, I’m off to write some tortured poetry… Jessie [@jessiecath](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0SfaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoP2xpZD1wMWRtaWN4OG84M3UmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIwLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh_paCNmtq9rH1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) What to do this weekend Theatre | [The Ballad of Hattie and James](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPWoyN292YWRoang5MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjAtMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmH-loI2a2r2sfUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Samuel Adamson writes brilliant dialogue. [Hattie and James are fantastic creations](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL3Jldmlld3MvdGhlLWJhbGxhZC1vZi1oYXR0aWUtYW5kLWphbWVzLXJldmlldy1raWxuLWIyNTMxMzI0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXRqZ2pjZ2locnRrNiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjAtMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmH-loI2a2r2sfUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), of-a-type enough that there’s something to latch onto – he the Britten-loving priggish goody goody, she the Fanny Mendelssohn nut with wild hair and a bottle of vodka – but also completely unique. Tim Bano | Theatre critic   Music | [The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljP2xpZD04emk4M2NvNTRtNG8mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIwLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh_paCNmtq9rH1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) In keeping with the literary (if ungrammatical) album title, [Swift is on her most piercingly polysyllabic form here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9tdXNpYy9yZXZpZXdzL3RheWxvci1zd2lmdC10b3J0dXJlZC1wb2V0cy1kZXBhcnRtZW50LWFsYnVtLXJldmlldy1iMjUzMDg2Ny5odG1sP2xpZD05NzNuaGV1Y29xc2omdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIwLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh_paCNmtq9rH1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). In a year when pop music has been slammed by academics for dumbing down the youth, Swift will be charting words like “rivulets” and “litany”, as she eye-rolls at her own “teenage petulance”. She’s not claiming any grand titles for herself. On the title track she dismisses all pretensions – “You’re not Dylan Thomas/ I’m not Patti Smith/ This ain’t the Chelsea Hotel… We’re modern idiots” – before undercutting that self-awareness with a genuine plea for love and connection. Her ability to put her lines over is as compelling as ever. I defy anyone not to lean into Swift’s concisely charged storytelling. Helen Brown | Music critic   Books | [Knife by Salman Rushdie](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzP2xpZD15bTkzbmcyOW95ZWMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIwLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh_paCNmtq9rH1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) The book, subtitled [Meditations After an Attempted Murder](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL3Jldmlld3Mvc2FsbWFuLXJ1c2hkaWUta25pZmUtcmV2aWV3LW1lbW9pci1zdGFiYmluZy1mYXR3YS1iMjUyOTA1OC5odG1sP2xpZD02d2FqczQxaXMwOXAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIwLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh_paCNmtq9rH1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), contains newsworthy revelations, including that he was so “transfixed” by the sight of his oncoming attacker that he made no attempt to flee or fight him off; that two days before the assault, Rushdie had experienced a premonitionary nightmare about being in a gladiatorial arena where a man was stabbing down at him with a spear; and that, “to his knowledge”, at least six assassination plots against him were foiled by the British intelligence services (the US-based author is still given 24-hour protection by the Metropolitan Police when he visits his family here). Martin Chilton | Chief book critic   Theatre | [London Tide](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPTA0dzMzcHRobDJ1OSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjAtMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmH-loI2a2r2sfUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) It’s Power’s script that really sings, honing in on the River Thames as the emblem of the story. There are plenty of echoes for today, but Power doesn’t overegg it. He manages to clip and [condense one of Dickens’s most complex stories](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL3Jldmlld3MvbG9uZG9uLXRpZGUtcmV2aWV3LW5hdGlvbmFsLXRoZWF0cmUtcGotaGFydmV5LWIyNTMwMzE1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWJ6M21ucnk4Y2d6bSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjAtMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmH-loI2a2r2sfUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) into something manageable while keeping the essence of the characters. Tim Bano | Theatre critic [The Saturday Interview – Maïwenn](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL21haXdlbm4tam9obm55LWRlcHAtaW50ZXJ2aWV3LWIyNTMxMDI1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXNlYWszMXpkMmhvaiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjAtMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmH-loI2a2r2sfUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL21haXdlbm4tam9obm55LWRlcHAtaW50ZXJ2aWV3LWIyNTMxMDI1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXExcTByamp4M2xyMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjAtMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmH-loI2a2r2sfUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ ‘There’s been no normal relationship since the shoot. Johnny Depp is in another world’ (Getty) So what was it like to work with Johnny Depp on Jeanne du Barry? Director and star [Maïwenn revealed all to Charlotte O'Sullivan](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL21haXdlbm4tam9obm55LWRlcHAtaW50ZXJ2aWV3LWIyNTMxMDI1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTYyNjl4bWJkMzRzciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjAtMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmH-loI2a2r2sfUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), as well as sharing her complicated feelings on the #MeToo movement. That is, before she'd decided she'd had enough of the conversation... Don't miss this fascinating encounter, discussing one of the most controversial films of the year. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL21haXdlbm4tam9obm55LWRlcHAtaW50ZXJ2aWV3LWIyNTMxMDI1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTlxeHVvMHN4cjdqYiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjAtMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmH-loI2a2r2sfUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Love conquers all? Maïwenn and Johnny Depp in ‘Jeanne du Barry’ (Stéphanie Branchu/Why Not Productions) Read an extract from our Saturday Interview below… For French feminists, Maïwenn’s behaviour, Depp’s presence at Cannes and the opening night hoopla (both Depp and Maïwenn received standing ovations at the end of Jeanne du Barry’s screening) sent an alarming message. A letter signed by 100 actors and printed in the newspaper Libération read: “By rolling out the red carpet to the men and women who attack, the festival demonstrates that violence in creative environments can occur with complete impunity.” Today, Maïwenn claims she was stunned by the media’s reaction and says, though she managed to block it out, for her “mental hygiene”, it did upset her. “I hated it,” she declares passionately, “when the French media said that because I cast Johnny I was against the whole MeToo movement. This is completely bulls***! I’ve been directing films for 10 years now. I know it’s tough for women. So this MeToo is a really important revolution. To say otherwise – to extrapolate and try to turn me against the MeToo campaign and vice versa – is a complete distortion and quite harmful.” [Read the full interview here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL21haXdlbm4tam9obm55LWRlcHAtaW50ZXJ2aWV3LWIyNTMxMDI1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWQyN2lkMzdyc2UxMiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjAtMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmH-loI2a2r2sfUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBe3pP0SsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlL2FwcD9saWQ9dWNxcmNlODR1b3F5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMC0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYf6WgjZravax9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ 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