Movie Night - The Richest Woman in the World

Dir. by Thierry Klifa

Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Marina Foïs

Runtime: 121min

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.

The film mirrors the real-life relationship between 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.

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