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Jeanne du Barry

Jeanne du Barry

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2023
1h 57m
6.9(694 votes)
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Romance

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The life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress.

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La Petite Reine
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Les Films du Fleuve
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