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Clouds of Sils Maria

2014 · 2h 4m · R Drama
Directed by Olivier Assayas

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A veteran actress comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier.

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89%
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Fresh

It meditates long and hard on questions of age, sincerity, celebrity and love, piling irony on irony. And it features a remarkably natural performance by Kristen Stewart that's so unastounding it's astounding.

Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh

Binoche, on whom the camera affectionately lingers, makes herself achingly vulnerable. Though the film feels at times a bit cloudy and enigmatic, it's often fascinating in its juxtapositions.

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Rotten

Brilliant performances aside, "Clouds of Sils Maria" is overlong and much too self-indulgently an "art film." It might have benefited from being just a bit more grounded.

Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh

Clouds of Sils Maria is fiendishly wise to the ways of show business, particularly the boxes in which it places women. But the film offers more than that.

Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Fresh

It's winding, and it sure takes time and patience, and it's not all that clearly marked. But by the end, you're left with quite a view.

Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press

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