XAVIER DOLAN

THE RICHEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD (2026)

Starring Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Marina Foïs, Raphaël Personnaz, André Marcon, Mathieu Demy, Micha Lescot, Joseph Olivennes, Paul Beaurepaire and Yannick Renier. Directed by Thierry Klifa.

Marianne Farrère, the billionaire head of the Windler Group, is the richest woman in the world. Pierre-Alain Fantin, is a Parisian dandy, writer and photographer. After meeting on a photo shoot, the two become inseparable. Their friendship – one where Pierre-Alain is only too happy to take financial advantage - surprises, amuses, intrigues, and eventually unsettles the billionaire’s entourage and family.

Marianne’s daughter, in particular, struggles with her mother’s sudden complicity with this younger man, and launches a private investigation that will have serious ramifications for all.

LOST ILLUSIONS (2022)

Starring Benjamin Voisin, Cécile De France, Vincent Lacoste, Gérard Depardieu, Xavier Dolan, Jeanne Balibar, André Marcon, Louis-Do De Lencquesaing, Jean-François Stévenin and Alexis Barbosa. Directed by Xavier Giannoli.

1821. Handsome poet Lucien is poor, but highly ambitious. Failing to make a name for himself in his provincial hometown, he naively follows his married patroness to the glamorous beau monde of Paris.

But Lucien has entered a society far more dangerous than he realised, and the venomous denizens of the salons conspire to keep him out of their ranks. Lucien is forced to abandon his principles and find work at a low-brow newspaper, where his scathing critiques soon cause a sensation and arouse the interest of admirers and publishers. But in a society where profit and status rule, what is really left for Lucien?

MARGUERITE (2016)

Starring Catherine Frot, André Marcon, Michel Fau, Christa Théret, Denis Mpunga, Sylvain Dieuaide, Aubert Fenoy, Sophia Leboutte, Théo Cholbi and Astrid Whettnall. Directed by Xavier Giannoli.

1921, The beginning of the Golden Twenties. Not far from Paris It is party day at Marguerite Dumont’s castle. Like every year, an array of music lovers gathers around a great cause at the owner’s place. Nobody knows much about this woman except that she is rich and that her whole life is devoted to her passion: music. Marguerite sings. She sings wholeheartedly, but she sings terribly out of tune. In ways quite similar to the Castafiore, Marguerite has been living her passion in her own bubble, and the hypocrite audience, always coming in for a good laugh, acts as if she was the diva she believes she is. When a young, provocative journalist decides to write a rave article on her latest performance, Marguerite starts to believe even further in her talent. This gives her the courage she needs to follow her dream. Despite her husband’s reluctance, and with the help of a has-been divo, both funny and mean, she decides to train for her first recital in front of a crowd of complete strangers.