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Clouds of Sils Maria

  • 20142014
  • RR
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
29K
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Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart in Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
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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A film star comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself while starring in a revival of the play that launched her career.A film star comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself while starring in a revival of the play that launched her career.A film star comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself while starring in a revival of the play that launched her career.

IMDb RATING
6.7/10
29K
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  • Director
    • Olivier Assayas
  • Writer
    • Olivier Assayas
  • Stars
    • Juliette Binoche
    • Kristen Stewart
    • Chloë Grace Moretz
Top credits
  • Director
    • Olivier Assayas
  • Writer
    • Olivier Assayas
  • Stars
    • Juliette Binoche
    • Kristen Stewart
    • Chloë Grace Moretz
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 112User reviews
    • 369Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 20 wins & 46 nominations

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    Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart in Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
    Juliette Binoche and Lars Eidinger in Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
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    Juliette Binoche in Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
    Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart in Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
    Kristen Stewart in Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
    Chloë Grace Moretz in Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
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    Olivier Assayas at an event for Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
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    Juliette Binoche at an event for Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)

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    Juliette Binoche
    Juliette Binoche
    • Maria Endersas Maria Enders
    Kristen Stewart
    Kristen Stewart
    • Valentineas Valentine
    Chloë Grace Moretz
    Chloë Grace Moretz
    • Jo-Ann Ellisas Jo-Ann Ellis
    Lars Eidinger
    Lars Eidinger
    • Klaus Diesterwegas Klaus Diesterweg
    Johnny Flynn
    Johnny Flynn
    • Christopher Gilesas Christopher Giles
    Angela Winkler
    Angela Winkler
    • Rosa Melchioras Rosa Melchior
    Hanns Zischler
    Hanns Zischler
    • Henryk Waldas Henryk Wald
    Nora Waldstätten
    Nora Waldstätten
    • Actress in Sci-fi Movieas Actress in Sci-fi Movie
    • (as Nora von Waldstätten)
    Brady Corbet
    Brady Corbet
    • Piers Roaldsonas Piers Roaldson
    Aljoscha Stadelmann
    Aljoscha Stadelmann
    • Urs Kobleras Urs Kobler
    Claire Tran
    Claire Tran
    • Maria's London Assistantas Maria's London Assistant
    Stuart Manashil
    • Maria's Agentas Maria's Agent
    Peter Farkas
    • Journalist in Zürichas Journalist in Zürich
    Ben Posener
    Ben Posener
    • Journalist in Londonas Journalist in London
    Ricardia Bramley
    • Talk Show Hostas Talk Show Host
    Luise Berndt
    • Nelly, Urs' assistantas Nelly, Urs' assistant
    Gilles Tschudi
    • Mayor of Zürichas Mayor of Zürich
    Benoit Peverelli
    Benoit Peverelli
    • Berndtas Berndt
    • Director
      • Olivier Assayas
    • Writer
      • Olivier Assayas
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    Storyline

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    The first real professional success for famed French actress Maria Enders was twenty years ago as the co-lead in writer Wilhelm Melchoir's play and subsequent movie "Maloja Snake", he who picked Maria, then an unknown, personally. She played Sigrid, an opportunistic eighteen year old in an emotionally dependent lesbian relationship with forty year old Helena, who was at a vulnerable stage of her life. Maria has turned down the play's upcoming London revival in which she would now play Helena, it remounted by director Klaus Diesterweg. Her reasons for turning down the role are many including: being at a vulnerable stage of her own life going through a painful divorce; remembering the suicide of Susan Rosenberg, the original Helena, following the original run of the play, the suicide purportedly mirroring what happens to Helena; and the painful memories of the production in still having hard feelings toward who was her older male costar, Henryk Wald, with who she had an affair at the time. Maria reconsiders and accepts the role when Wilhelm unexpectedly passes away, she hearing the news en route to the Zurich Film Festival where she was to accept an award on recluse Wilhelm's behalf. Maria begins to regret her decision, largely due to having to work with nineteen year old Jo-Ann Ellis as Sigrid, Jo-Ann a trained actress whose Hollywood lifestyle is making her self-destruct, this behavior which Maria, who hates the Internet and the Hollywood gossip on it, did not know before signing the contract. But what may be most difficult for Maria is the role opening up her own professional relationship and friendship with her younger American personal assistant, Valentine, the two who are staying at Wilhelm's mountain retreat in Sils Maria in the Swiss Alps, where Maria is preparing for the play and where many of the locations were inspiration for the play's themes. —Huggo
    • female nudity
    • actress
    • swimming in underwear
    • divorce papers
    • skinny dipping
    • 238 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language and brief graphic nudity
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The French fashion house Chanel supplied the actresses with clothes, jewelry, accessories and makeup, while also providing some of the budget to allow Olivier Assayas to fulfill his dream of shooting the movie on 35-mm film instead of digitally.
    • Goofs
      In the opening, the characters are riding in what is clearly a second-class rail car. This would be completely out of character, given what we see later in the movie.
    • Quotes

      Valentine: It's theatre. It's an interpretation of life. It can be truer than life itself.

    • Crazy credits
      During the closing credits, four of the actors are shown under the heading "guest appearance by".
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Kristen Stewart/Michael Shannon/Cage the Elephant (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Kowalski
      Written by Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young, Martin Duffy, and Mani (as Gary Mounfield)

      Performed by Primal Scream.

    User reviews112

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Ambiguity
    Ambiguity is the key world of this film. You are the major actor in the sense that your interpretation makes the film. Each scene is so ambiguous that you can always interpret it in various manners so in the end _you_ are the director. When Maria and Val work on the text, rehearse the play, the feelings are so mingled that you are the one who decide if they are those of Helena- Sigrid or rather Maria-Val. Reality is entangled. I loved the Alps hiking shots and overall the mysterious Maloja snake. I would have rated it a 9 to the Writer-Director Olivier Assayas but reduced it to a 8 because I was disappointed in Juliette Binoche's performance. She is usually better than in this film, it is as if she didn't feel like acting this character, a bit like what happens in the film itself. At several occasions her laugh is artificial and fake. She is obviously ill at ease in this character, which proves what I wrote before about entangled reality between the film itself and the play prepared in the film. I'm not sure I am very clear but those who have seen and felt/perceived the movie as I, will understand.
    helpful•17
    5
    • cyberalpine
    • Dec 28, 2016

    FAQ7

    • What happened to Val? Why was some kind of long-term reaction/concern from Maria or other characters never shown?
    • Was Val real or imagined?
    • What exactly does the cloud formation "the Maloja Snake" (that gives both this film and the play-within-a-film their titles) symbolize?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 20, 2014 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Germany
      • Switzerland
    • Official sites
      • Filmportal (German Movies)
      • French distribution's official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
      • Swiss German
    • Also known as
      • Những Bóng Mây Của Sils Maria
    • Filming locations
      • Sils-Maria, Kanton Graubünden, Switzerland
    • Production companies
      • CG Cinéma
      • Pallas Film
      • CAB Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,851,517
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $61,810
      • Apr 12, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,728,401
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.40 : 1

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