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The Richest Woman in the World
A gilded, satirical bourgeois melodrama where suffocating dynastic loneliness clashes with predatory flamboyance—capturing cold, marble corridors slowly unraveled by manic laughter, velvet eccentricities, and the bitter reckoning of ancestral guilt.
The Richest Woman in the World
The Richest Woman in the World

La Femme la plus riche du monde

29 October 2025 France 121 min 6.2 (138)

Director: Thierry Klifa

Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Marina Foïs, Raphaël Personnaz, André Marcon

Drama Comedy The Transactional Nature of Affection and Loneliness Dynastic Entitlement vs. Familial Estrangement The Grotesque Absurdity of the Bourgeoisie Historical Complicity, Guilt, and Secrets
Box Office: $7,740,474

The Richest Woman in the World — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Marianne Farrère

Isabelle Huppert

Archetype: Matriarch / Tragic Sovereign Key Trait: Cutting wit masked behind aristocratic composure

Motivation

To escape the suffocating propriety of her life and experience spontaneous, uncurated joy before her mental faculties decline.

Character Arc

Transitions from an untouchable, meticulously polished industrialist into a defiant yet deteriorating woman who chooses to squander her fortune out of spite and amusement.

Pierre-Alain Fantin

Laurent Lafitte

Archetype: Flamboyant Jester / Manipulative Charlatan (Tartuffe figure) Key Trait: Unapologetic insolence and infectious theatrical energy

Motivation

To live grandly, fund his artistic ambitions, and establish unshakeable dominion over high society.

Character Arc

Evolves from an eccentric social-climbing artist into an aggressive, indispensable companion whose brazenness brings him to the verge of legal destruction.

Frédérique Spielman

Marina Foïs

Archetype: The Rigid Avenger / Alienated Heir Key Trait: Severe, anxiety-driven pragmatism

Motivation

To protect the family legacy and force her mother into recognizing her devotion.

Character Arc

Moves from a repressed, anxious daughter into a ruthless legal strategist, sacrificing maternal warmth in exchange for judicial and financial control.

Jérôme Bonjean

Raphaël Personnaz

Archetype: The Observant Chorus / Watchful Confidant Key Trait: Impassive discretion and quiet calculation

Motivation

To perform his professional duties while navigating conflicting loyalties between household masters.

Character Arc

Begins as a silent steward watching from the shadows and evolves into the pivotal figure whose secret audio recordings shift the household's balance of power.

Guy Farrère

André Marcon

Archetype: Decaying Patriarch Key Trait: Stiff, closeted formality

Motivation

To preserve appearances, bourgeois dignity, and political standing.

Character Arc

Fades into physical and emotional irrelevance as his wife turns her back on their marital pact and domestic conventions.

Cast

Isabelle Huppert as Marianne Farrère
Laurent Lafitte as Pierre-Alain Fantin
Marina Foïs as Frédérique Spielman
Raphaël Personnaz as Jérôme Bonjean
André Marcon as Guy Farrère
Mathieu Demy as Jean-Marc Spielman
Joseph Olivennes as Raphaël d’Alloz
Micha Lescot as De Veray
Paul Beaurepaire as Charles Spielman
Yannick Renier as Captain of the Financial Brigade
Anne Brochet as Betsy
Patrick Sobelman as David Steiner
Paul Gasnier as Journaliste TV
Jean-Baptiste Lafarge as Avocat Conciliation
Juliette Goudot as Journaliste Selfish

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