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Clouds of Sils Maria

  • 2014
  • R
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
32K
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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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Psychological DramaDrama

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.

  • Director
    • Olivier Assayas
  • Writer
    • Olivier Assayas
  • Stars
    • Juliette Binoche
    • Kristen Stewart
    • Chloë Grace Moretz
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    32K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Olivier Assayas
    • Writer
      • Olivier Assayas
    • Stars
      • Juliette Binoche
      • Kristen Stewart
      • Chloë Grace Moretz
    • 118User reviews
    • 371Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 46 nominations total

    Videos6

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:13
    Official Trailer
    5 Indie Film Gems of Kristen Stewart
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    5 Indie Film Gems of Kristen Stewart
    5 Indie Film Gems of Kristen Stewart
    Clip 1:01
    5 Indie Film Gems of Kristen Stewart
    Scene 2
    Clip 0:44
    Scene 2
    Scene 1
    Clip 1:44
    Scene 1
    Clouds Of Sils Maria: What's Wrong With My Acting (French Subtitled)
    Clip 1:45
    Clouds Of Sils Maria: What's Wrong With My Acting (French Subtitled)
    Clouds Of Sils Maria: Epitome Of Class (French Subtitled)
    Clip 0:45
    Clouds Of Sils Maria: Epitome Of Class (French Subtitled)

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    Juliette Binoche
    Juliette Binoche
    • Maria Enders
    Kristen Stewart
    Kristen Stewart
    • Valentine
    Chloë Grace Moretz
    Chloë Grace Moretz
    • Jo-Ann Ellis
    Lars Eidinger
    Lars Eidinger
    • Klaus Diesterweg
    Johnny Flynn
    Johnny Flynn
    • Christopher Giles
    Angela Winkler
    Angela Winkler
    • Rosa Melchior
    Hanns Zischler
    Hanns Zischler
    • Henryk Wald
    Nora Waldstätten
    Nora Waldstätten
    • Actress in Sci-fi Movie
    • (as Nora von Waldstätten)
    Brady Corbet
    Brady Corbet
    • Piers Roaldson
    Aljoscha Stadelmann
    Aljoscha Stadelmann
    • Urs Kobler
    Claire Tran
    Claire Tran
    • Maria's London Assistant
    Stuart Manashil
    • Maria's Agent
    Peter Farkas
    • Journalist in Zürich
    Ben Posener
    Ben Posener
    • Journalist in London
    Ricardia Bramley
    • Talk Show Host
    Luise Berndt
    • Nelly, Urs' assistant
    Gilles Tschudi
    • Mayor of Zürich
    Benoit Peverelli
    Benoit Peverelli
    • Berndt
    • Director
      • Olivier Assayas
    • Writer
      • Olivier Assayas
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    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 35mm film instead of digitally.
    • Goofs
      In part two, during Maria's discussion with her assistant, Juliette Binoche will be seen picking up her glass of wine with the right hand (front shot), then seen using her left hand (shot from the back)
    • 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 reviews118

    Featured review

    As beautiful a film as its Alps location.

    We witnessed the kinetic energy of the Oscar-winning Birdman about an aging actor making a comeback on the Broadway stage. Now with the expert and engaging Clouds of Sils Maria we witness a middle-aged actress, Maria (Juliette Binoche), contend with both her 20-year return to the same play but as the older character and the energy of a personal assistant, Valentine (Kristen Stewart), that reminds Maria of time's passage and the changes in her profession.

    Writer/director Olivier Assayas delights us with stunning camera work in an early sequence on the train;Hitchcock would love the camera and editing if you remember Strangers on a Train. Assayas also features the Alps with such loving cinematography you'll be booking a trip. Credit Yorick Le Saux for the editing and Marion Monnier for cinematography.

    The heart of an excellent drama such as this is its words, the best way to convey the complex emotions each actress must display. Besides Binoche's up-close glamour, Kristin Stewart's sassy, dark beauty is there to remind us that youth rules.

    The screenplay offers advice about the changing nature of dynamic dialogue: "The text is like an object. It's gonna change perspective based on where you're standing." (Valentine). In the case of Maria and Valentine, the sometimes screwball-comedy-like repartee reveals layers of perception and emotion heightened by the fact that we are witnessing the deconstruction of the acting experience: Maria holds to classical interpretation while Valentine's thesis is that spontaneity and electricity are the key components.

    The plot of Maria's accepting a stage role for a play she acted in 20 years ago as the young lead loosely parallels the scenario of this film (young assistant provoking the older actress) until a climactic moment on the mountain, a moment whose ambiguity will demand you complete the scene for yourself. Regardless, you will know you have seen one of the best films of the year depicting the rigorous working of the art of acting given by two of the best actresses today in film (Stewart won a Cesar for this role, Binoche won an Oscar for English Patient, and a mature Chloe Grace Moretz is sure to be Oscar nominated soon!).
    • JohnDeSando
    • Apr 27, 2015
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    • 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
      • Las nubes de María
    • Filming locations
      • Sils-Maria, Kanton Graubünden, Switzerland
    • Production companies
      • CG Cinéma
      • Pallas Film
      • CAB Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    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

    Tech 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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