《锡尔斯玛利亚》剧照

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

Olivier Assayas | 2014 | France/ Germany / Switzerland | 123min | Fiction
Olivier Assayas丨Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz, Lars Eidinger丨Charles Gillibert丨Yorick Le Saux丨Marion Monnier丨Jürgen Doering

Synopsis

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 unsetting reflection of herself.


Olivier Assayas presenting 'Carlos' at the Künstlerhaus-Kino during the Viennale 2010

Olivier Assayas

French film director, screenwriter and film critic. Olivier Assayas was born on 25 January 1955. Assayas is known for his slow-burning period pieces, psychological thrillers, neo-noirs and French comedies. The son of filmmaker Jacques Rémy, Assayas began his career as a critic for Cahiers du Cinéma. Assayas made several shorts, and then made the leap from writer to screenwriter. He continued directing films, with COLD WATER, IRMA VEP, SENTIMENTAL DESTINIES, DEMONLOVER, CLEAN, SUMMER HOURS, CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA all screened at Cannes Film Festival. Furthermore, PERSONAL SHOPPER won him the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director.