“Cannes Film Festival kicks off with French historical drama ‘Jeanne du Barry'”

The first film shown was called “Jeanne du Barry”. French director Maiwenn made the film. The film tells the story of the French King Louis 15. He lived about 200 years ago. King Ludwig had a mistress. That was Jeanne du Barry. She came from a poor family and later became very famous as a lover of the king.

Johnny Depp is an actor. He played the role of King Louis of France. The viewers were enthusiastic about the film. The audience applauded for a long time after the film.

The festival runs until the end of next week. There are 21 films in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. The main prize is called the Golden Palm. Actor Michael Douglas has already received an award. The prize is called the Golden Palm of Honor. He gets the prize because he has been very committed to cinema throughout his life.