Clouds of Sils Maria

"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)."