Widow Clicquot (2024)

"Widow Clicquot" is a period drama about Barbe-Nicole Clicquot, the young widow who defied 19th-century France to build a champagne empire from scratch. Haley Bennett takes the lead, playing her as equal parts grief-stricken and fiercely ambitious. The film pushes past the corsets and drawing rooms to show real intimacy underneath. The archive holds 4 scenes pulled from the movie. They catch Bennett in nude and sex scenes that trade period restraint for something far more exposed. It's a rare chance to see her step outside the buttoned-up costume drama mold. For anyone building out a Bennett collection, this one earns its spot.