Ahead of the premiere, Michelle Pfeiffer stated at the New York Film Festival press conference that the making of the film ranked in the top five movie-making experiences of her career.
A "French exit" - also known as a "French leave" - is a slang term for leaving an engagement or situation without warning or without saying goodbye.
Slant Magazine voted Michelle Pfeiffer's performance in French Exit among the top 20 acting performances of the year (December 2020).
In French, the expression used instead of "French leave" is "Filer à l'anglaise" = "English leave". One possible origin of this expression is a retaliation toward British people for the expression "to take a French leave".
Acquired for distribution by Sony Pictures Classics ahead of principal photography in fall 2019.