"The Richest Woman in the World" and the Bettencourt Case: the Lure and Money of the Lure

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Thierry Klifa's successful film with Isabelle Huppert in the role of Liliane Bettencourt raises the question of the betrayal of reality through fiction. His objective seems clear: to empty from his sense the abuse of weakness for which François-Marie Banier (Laurent Lafitte on screen) was condemned by the justice. Explanations.

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Transparent adaptation of the Banier-Bettencourt case, The richest Woman in the world is a roborative entertainment that avoids the trap of the massacre game by keeping to the characters a part of mystery or fun. If the staging of Thierry Klifa is rather utilitarian, his direction of actors is wonderful. [...] The suite is reserved for subscribers.

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He assures: "It was quite funny to watch through the hole in the lock of the great bourgeoisie," says Thierry Klifa, director of The richest Woman in the world, film presented out of competition last May in Cannes, in which Isabelle Huppert embodies the multibillionaire Liliane Bettencourt. The family of the latter, extremely discreet, has ...