The Richest Woman in the World

Dir. by Thierry Klifa
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Marina Foïs…
Runtime: 121 min

Marianne Farrère, an aging billionaire forms a close friendship with Pierre-Alain, a younger, dandy photographer, whom she gradually brings into her inner circle and financial affairs. As she showers him with astronomical gifts, her daughter launches a legal battle. Accusing him of taking advantage of her mother’s “weakness”, she sparks a highly publicized family conflict.

This comedy mirrors the real-life relationship between French billionaire Liliane Bettencourt and photographer François-Marie Banier, who reportedly received nearly €1 billion in gifts, leading to a decade of legal drama and family estrangement.

In French with English subtitles.