More than 16 years after the scandal began, it is a story that continues to fascinate France. And for good reason, in just one day, the documentary series The Bettencourt Affair: A Scandal Among the World’s Richest Women took first place on the Netflix platform. A well-deserved success – as AlloCiné explained in its review.
Directed by Baptiste Echegarai and Maxime Bonnet, this investigation returns in three episodes to the figure of Lilian Bettencourt, the heiress of the L’Oreal family, but above all to the numerous manipulations and betrayals caused by her wealth.
The documentary depicts the family history of both.The richest woman in the worldHis fortune amounted to more than 30 billion euros, tax evasion, illegal financing of the presidential campaign of Nicolas Sarkozy, as well as his ballet of profiteers. All these flaws were revealed thanks to the notes made by one of the heirs. Butlers.
No wonder the series is so successful. First of all, Netflix documentaries are sought after by an ever-growing audience – thanks in particular to the craze around them true crimes. In the case of Bettencourt, the series will consist of only three episodes. It is short and effective. Once started, it’s hard to stop.
Above all, the work of Baptiste Echegarai and Maxime Bonnet is highlighted thanks to the excellent staging – which combines reconstructions with real testimonies – which gives the documentary the feeling of a suspenseful series.
The Bettencourt Affair: A Scandal Among the World’s Richest Women is available on Netflix.
Source: Allocine

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