Lady J
2018 · Movie · 110 min · ★ 6.4 · 80% critics
In 18th-century France, a widow’s affair with a notorious seducer shifts in unexpected ways. As pride, desire, and social rules collide, she becomes a key part of a carefully planned revenge that tests loyalty, forgiveness, and what love is really worth.
Based on Jacques the Fatalist
Also known as The Art of Seduction
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Details
- Original title
- Mademoiselle de Joncquières
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-09-12
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (291 votes)
About
If you enjoy French period romances with sharp social games, shifting sympathies, and a touch of bittersweet humor, this may click; Not for you if you want fast pacing, steamy scenes, or strict historical accuracy like in Dangerous Liaisons.
Pros: ornate sets and costumes; clever intrigues; layered themes | Cons: slow start; wordy dialogue; uneven period accuracy
Themes
- based on novel or book
- period drama
Cast & crew
Cécile de France
as Madame de La Pommeraye
Édouard Baer
as Marquis des Arcis
Laure Calamy
as Lucienne, Madame's friend
Alice Isaaz
as Mademoiselle de Joncquières
Natalia Dontcheva
as Madame de Joncquières
Manon Kneusé
as Courtesan
Arnaud Dupont
as Henchman of the Marquise
Emilie Aubertot
as Marquis's domestic
Alban Casterman
as Marquis's valet No. 1
Directed by Emmanuel Mouret