This is the story of the “Grand Dame of Champagne”: Madame Clicquot She was a visionary entrepreneur of the mid-nineteenth century who, having become a widow, was able to launch the champagne company that is still active and famous throughout the world. Her story has now become a film to be released on September 12th at the cinema with Movies Inspired.
The film “Madame Clicquot”
Directed by Thomas Napper, Madame Clicquot It was presented as a world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival 2023warmly welcomed by critics. The cast also includes other actors Haley Bennetin the role of the protagonist, Tom Sturridge, Sam Riley e Ben Miles.
The official plot of the film reads: “Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, after the sudden death of her husband, challenges convention by taking over the reins of the family winery. In a journey full of dangers and pitfalls, between disappointments, intrigues and traps set by powerful men, she will fight with all her strength and become a legend, always living in style in tumultuous times”.
Shot between Chablis e Reimsthe film is based on the bestselling biography The Widow Clicquot Of Tilar J. Mazzeo.
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The Story of Madame Clicquot, Champagne Entrepreneur
The Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin owes everything to Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, who at just 27 years old took over the reins of the company, revolutionizing both the production of champagne and its logistics: she created the first vintage Millesimato of the Champagne region, shipped 10,550 bottles to Russia, circumventing the continental blockade imposed by Napoleon, invented the table that tilts the bottles to ensure the clarity of the champagne, and formulated the “Rosé for assembly”, to name just a few.
Madame Clicquot demonstrated such vision and foresight at a time when women were not accustomed to holding managerial roles, in a sector that was then the exclusive preserve of men, who, in order to compete, adopted the methods she invented.
Maison Clicquot and contemporary art
Even today the Maison’s motto is: “One quality, the best”the same claim by Madame Clicquot, celebrated by an iconic bottle, called The Great Lady and designed for some limited editions by international artists such as Yayoi Kusama.
Roberta Pisa
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