Clouds of Sils Maria (2015)
Clouds of Sils Maria
”An established actress faces her professional jealousies and personal insecurities while revisiting the play that launched her career.”
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French director Olivier Assayas is well-known for his meta-fiction games in his films, which blur the lines between life and art, reality and fiction, or better said: fiction as a tool to strip away reality. In 'Clouds of Sils Maria', the director wrote the screenplay with Juliette Binoche in mind, incorporating aspects of her life into the plot. The story follows Maria, an established actress who made her name in a play and movie where she plays Sigrid, a young and captivating woman who seduces an older, vulnerable Helena, leading her to suicide. Now at the peak of her career, Maria faces the decision to act in the same play, but now in the role of Helena, forcing her to confront her professional jealousies and personal insecurities, while also sparking a sexual tension with another young woman, who is her assistant. The film is also a treatise on what aging means for actresses in the entertainment industry, with magnificent performances from Binoche and her two Sigrids: Chloé Grace Moretz and Kristen Stewart (the latter in one of the best performances of her career, winning the César Award).
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Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart and Chloë Grace Moretz deliver career-defining performances in this seductive and mesmerizing masterpiece. When renowned actress Maria Enders (Binoche) is cast opposite a young Hollywood starlet with a penchant for scandal (Moretz), tensions rise as she must come to terms with what it means to be an actress in a youth-obsessed industry. As she prepares with her assistant (Stewart) for the most challenging role of her life, Maria must confront her personal demons. For her acclaimed performance, Stewart became the first American to win the coveted César Award for Best Supporting Actress in this captivating film.
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