At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders gets asked to perform in a new production of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But time has passed, and she will now play a different part: a character unhealthily obsessed with a beautiful younger woman.
Clouds of Sils Maria
Featuring a career-defining performance by Juliette Binoche and an award-winning star turn from Kristen Stewart (Best Supporting Actress César 2015; the first American actress to ever win the award), this film is a gripping psychological drama – and an astute exploration of the acting profession. At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders gets asked to perform in a new production of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But time has passed, and she will now play a different part: a character unhealthily obsessed with a beautiful younger woman. Departing to the Swiss Alps to rehearse with her dedicated assistant, Maria begins to see life reflecting art and finds herself drawn into an inexorable web of doubt and fear. Clouds of Sils Maria is a dazzlingly-performed meditation on power, desire, loyalty, and the passage of time.