Widow Clicquot

Widow Clicquot is a 2023 internationally co-produced drama film, directed by Thomas Napper, from a screenplay by Erin Dignam and Christopher Monger based on the book The Widow Clicquot by Tilar J. Mazzeo. It stars Haley Bennett, Tom Sturridge, Sam Riley, Anson Boom, Leo Suter, Ben Miles, and Natasha O'Keeffe.

It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2023.

Production
In October 2022, it was announced that Haley Bennett, Tom Sturridge, Sam Riley, Leo Suter, and Anson Boom joined the cast of the film, with Thomas Napper set to direct from a screenplay by Erin Dignam and Christopher Monger and Joe Wright set to produce.

Principal photography took place in Chablis and Reims, France, in October 2022.

Release
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2023. In November 2023, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film. It had a wide release on July 19, 2024.

Reception
Christian Zilko of IndieWire rated the film a "grade B," commenting that "by swapping Bluetooth headsets for bodices, Napper and screenwriters Erin Dignam and Christopher Monger were able to drape their movie in a period aesthetic that should appeal to the arthouse crowd. But from its eureka moment when Barbe-Nicole develops her iconic rose champagne to its final title cards about the company's ongoing success, Widow Clicquot has all the same beats as the walk-and-talk business movie that you watched on your last flight." Zilko highlighted the film's mixture of "non-linear narrative structure" and "three-cheers-for-capitalism narrative" along with the "draconian laws" around women in business. He viewed the film as mostly "interested in celebrating the booze industry and the people who overcome needless restrictions to innovate in it."