Clouds of Sils Maria
First screened in September 2014
Director: Olivier Assayas. Cast: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz, Lars Eidinger, Angela Winkler, Hanns Zischler, Johnny Flynn, Aljoscha Stadelmann, Brady Corbet, Nora von Waldstätten. Screenplay: Olivier Assayas.

 Twitter Capsule: Directed with Assayas' usual lightness but script underscores concepts that feel plenty clear. Disappointing.

VOR: ③  Assayas' famously eclectic career inspires, and he deserves points for ambition here. Some folks really love it. For me it's a Boarding Gate: fine concepts that make fragile cases for themselves.


Photo © 2014 CG Cinéma/Pallas Films/CAB Productions/Vortex Sutra/arte France Cinéma/
ZDF/Orange Studio/Radio Télévision Suisse/SRG SSR idée suisse/IFC Films

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C+

Awards:
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Supporting Actress (Stewart)
National Society of Film Critics: Best Supporting Actress (Stewart)
Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Supporting Actress (Stewart)
Permalink Home 2014 (wp) 2015 (us) ABC Blog E-Mail