Trying to preserve her youth, Diane de Poitiers, mistress of French King Henry II, died from drinking gold.

FORBES: Magazine Article

You make the comparison to the mistress of French King Henry II.

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He tries to steal away for a night with his mistress, Julie (Laetitia Casta), a swank French gallery owner, but his car spins out of control, Julie dies, and Miller runs away from the accident.

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Except as a monument to the hypocrisy of respectable French society, even his odd relationship with Nini, his long-time mistress and finally wife, remains enigmatic.

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