Clouds of Sils Maria (2015)

Binoche is an actress who has agreed to return to the play that made her a star, but in the role of the “older woman” rather than as the young assistant she originated. She struggles with this, though it doesn’t seem to be so much out of a reluctance to admit her age, but as a reluctance to give up her perspective on the material. Her relationship with her own assistant, played brilliantly by Kristen Stewart, gets complicated as they run lines and discuss interpretations.

Everything I want to say about this film feels too small. It’s beautiful -- both the settings and the depth of acting -- and really sucked me in. Well worth watching.

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