Johnny Depp returns to the cinema after three years of an impasse on the sets
Jeanne Bécu’s impact on 18th-century France is such that she captivated even King Louis XV, Marie Antoinette’s father-in-law. Influential pimp Jean Du Barry took notice of her, gave her her last name, and helped establish her as a courtesan. An extensive pictorial record remained of her beauty, and of the fascination she aroused in the … Read more