The romance of Liliane Bettencourt, the heiress of the L’Oreal family, hit the headlines in 2007 and has never left the French mind. Proof: The documentary series about the scandal took the top spot on Netflix in just one day – AlloCiné strongly recommends it. We must admit that many elements of this story are enough to excite the public.
After the documentary format, the novel will soon turn into fiction. According to Vanity Fair, journalist and filmmaker Thierry Clifford’s film is in the works. Titled The Richest Woman in the World, this adaptation focuses on “The relationship between a sixty-year-old billionaire and a 27-year-old writer-photographer“.
figure“Writer-photographer“Definitely inspired by Francois-Marie Bagnier, who received no less than 917 million euros from the heir between 1997 and 2007. This relationship of influence is one of the main points mentioned in the documentary of the series.
If this synopsis is to be believed, Thierry Clifford’s film will take a lot of liberties. The project already has several names: Isabelle Huppert as a billionaire, Benjamin Voisin as a writer-photographer, Marina Foys as the heir’s daughter, as well as Andre Dussolier, Nicolas Duvachel and Panayiotis Pascoe. .
In His article dated September 29Vanity Fair states that the project is currently being financed and is slated to begin filming in the summer of 2024.
The Bettencourt Affair: A Scandal Among the World’s Richest Women is available on Netflix.
Source: Allocine
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