Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) (original) (raw)

At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But back then she played the role of Sigrid, an alluring young girl who disarms and eventually drives her boss Helena to suicide. Now she is being asked to step into the other role, that of the older Helena. She departs with her assistant to rehearse in Sils Maria; a remote region of the Alps. A young Hollywood starlet with a penchant for scandal is to take on the role of Sigrid, and Maria finds herself on the other side of the mirror, face to face with an ...(more)

At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But back then she played the role of Sigrid, an alluring young girl who disarms and eventually drives her boss Helena to suicide. Now she is being asked to step into the other role, that of the older Helena. She departs with her assistant to rehearse in Sils Maria; a remote region of the Alps. A young Hollywood starlet with a penchant for scandal is to take on the role of Sigrid, and Maria finds herself on the other side of the mirror, face to face with an ambiguously charming woman who is, in essence, an unsettling reflection of herself. (less)

Director: Olivier Assayas
Writer: Olivier Assayas
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chlo� Grace Moretz, Brady Corbet, Johnny Flynn, Lars Eidinger
Producer: Charles Gillibert

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Review by Brian Orndorf, April 10, 2015

7 / 10

Olivier Assayas is a challenging filmmaker, guiding a career that touched on multiple genres and tones, with his primary goal largely focused on creating unsettling cinema with a human perspective. �Clouds of Sils Maria� continues his psychological analysis, only this time he�s looking inward, studying the insecurities of an actress hit from all sides by doubt. While insular, touching on industry issues, �Clouds of Sils Maria� is one of the few Assayas efforts to keep the audience in sync with the story. Hardly obvious but awfully careful, the feature plays an unexpectedly straightforward game ...read more...

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