Overview
- German outlets published new reviews that praise Isabelle Huppert and Laurent Lafitte and note the film is now playing in cinemas.
- The story follows a billionaire heiress who grows attached to a younger photographer, as gifts and access flow his way and worry builds in her family.
- Thierry Klifa draws loosely on the Bettencourt affair, where L’Oréal heir Liliane Bettencourt’s gifts to photographer François‑Marie Banier led to his 2015 conviction for abuse of weakness under French law.
- Critics say the film favors sharp social satire and close character work over a detailed look at alleged political or tax misconduct tied to the real scandal.
- Coverage differs on the scale of gifts tied to the inspiration and the film’s portrayal, with taz citing sums above one billion euros and dpa reports describing amounts in the millions.