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Followed by a Q&A with producer Christina Weiss Lurie

Widow Clicquot is based on the true story of the “Grande Dame of Champagne,” Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin (1777–1866) who, at the age of 20, became Madame Clicquot after marrying the scion of a winemaking family. Though their marriage was arranged, a timeless love blossomed between Barbe-Nicole and her poetic, unconventional, and erratic husband, François. In the weeds after her spouse’s untimely death, and now a mother to Clémentine, Barbe-Nicole is still enamoured and enthralled with François’ avant-garde experiments. Named Veuve (the French word for widow) at age 27, she is determined to protect her family’s legacy and boldly challenge the men — as well as the state — set on stripping her of her vineyards. Challenged by the capriciousness of the seasons, the aggressive competitor Monsieur Moët, and the Napoleonic Code of 1804 barring women from running businesses, the elegant and luminous widow must succeed or lose everything.

“Inspiring, rousing, and romantic, this biopic about a visionary young widow who built a champagne empire is a historical drama for wine lovers that’s best watched with a glass of bubbly in hand.” – Screen Zealots

“Bennett is superb here, and her unique look for the role makes it appear like she just stepped out of a vintage painting of the time.” – Deadline Hollywood Daily

After a successful run with Vox3 Films and Screen Pass Pictures, Christina Weiss Lurie founded Fourth & Twenty Eight Films in 2017 to focus on feature film and television series production. Vox3 produced several feature films including Game 6, Broken English, Never Forever, Adam and Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus. Under Screen Pass Pictures, she executive produced Sergio, Inside Job, Inocente, A Place at the Table, Big Men, and We Are the Giant, receiving Oscar awards for Inside Job and Inocente. Through Fourth & Twenty Eight Films, her own banner, she’s executive produced Dishonesty: The Truth About Lies with CNBC, the documentary Invisible Hands, Bruised starring and directed by Halle Berry, Tin Soldier (in post-production) starring Jamie Foxx and Robert De Niro, as well as producing Widow Clicquot starring Haley Bennett and Tom Sturridge and Killing Castro starring Al Pacino, Diego Boneta and Xolo Mariduena (in post-production). She is also partnered with Andrew Lazar, producing Rupture starring Noomi Rapace, Last Looks starring Charlie Hunnam and Mel Gibson, and Persuasion starring Dakota Johnson and Henry Golding.