Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Kristen Stewart | ... | Maureen | |
Lars Eidinger | ... | Ingo | |
Sigrid Bouaziz | ... | Lara | |
Anders Danielsen Lie | ... | Erwin | |
Ty Olwin | ... | Gary | |
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Hammou Graïa | ... | Detective |
Nora von Waldstätten | ... | Kyra (as Nora Von Waldstätten) | |
Benjamin Biolay | ... | Victor Hugo | |
Audrey Bonnet | ... | Cassandre | |
Pascal Rambert | ... | Jérôme | |
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Aurélia Petit | ... | Chanel PR |
Olivia Ross | ... | London Fashion House PR | |
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Thibault Lacroix | ... | Paris Fashion House PR |
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Calypso Valois | ... | Photoshoot Assitant |
Benoit Peverelli | ... | Photographer |
It's already been three months since the sudden death of her 27-year-old twin brother Lewis from a congenital malformation of the heart, and Maureen, a young fashionista, assistant to a celebrity woman and a capable medium, still hasn't made any contact with him. Spending her time between high profile fashion establishments and the abandoned Lewis' house in Paris, Maureen is silently battling with the gut-wrenching grief and sorrow, while at the same time, looking for a sign from her deceased brother after an oath taken between the twins. Aloof, disoriented and still mourning, wraithlike Maureen attuned to the ethereal realm, is inevitably caught between this world and the spiritual, always looking for portals and a sign that would prove her brother right, however, in vain. Unexpectedly, as the days pass by swiftly and the random apparitions become more frequent, Maureen will start to receive strange text messages from an unknown sender who seems to know a lot about her, but in the ... Written by Nick Riganas
Personal Shopper is pretty straightforward and the ending concretizes it: Kristen Stewart projects her malevolent existence outward and it manifests as ghostly images, sounds, moving objects, and texts which draw out her insecurities. There are secondary plot elements that are less important and some thematic touches on how technology creates isolation, but they are thin and stats quo for today. The movie draws you along until the end reveal and then you realize it was pretty empty like the message it conveyed.