Wednesday 26th March
10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm
Director Thomas Napper
Biopic
USA
English
90 minutes
Widow Clicquot is based on the true story behind the Veuve Clicquot champagne family and business that began in the late 18th century. After her husband’s untimely death, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot flouts convention by assuming the reins of the fledgling wine business they had nurtured together. Steering the company through dizzying political and financial reversals, she defies her critics and revolutionizes the champagne industry to become one of the world’s first great entrepreneurs.
Without over-pushing the point, the movie never lets us forget what a major miracle Madame Clicquot achieved in her prime. – Leigh Paatsch, Herald Sun
