Clouds of Sils Maria

  • a film by Olivier Assayas
  • feature film
  • 124 min
  • 2013

At the peak of her career, Maria Enders is asked to perform in a new production of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. Back then she played the role of Sigrid, a young woman who largely contributed to the downfall of her older boss. Now, Maria is supposed to embody Helena, the aging boss.

Info
  • Genre

    • Drama
  • Countries of Production

    • Germany / France / Switzerland
  • Language

    • (OV) German / French
  • World premiere

    • 23rd May 2014 – FF Cannes
  • German cinema release

    • 18th December 2014
  • a production by

    • CG Cinema, Pallas Film, Cab Productions, Vortex Sutra
  • in association with

    • ARTE France, ZDF / Arte, Orange Studio
  • with the support of

    • Eurimages, RTS, Canal+, Ciné+, MDM – Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, MBB – Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, DFFF – Deutscher Filmförderfonds, FFA – Filmförderungsanstalt, CNC, DFI, BLS, MEDIA, Cineforom
  • World Sales

    • MK2 Films
  • Distribution

    • NFP
Synopsis
20 years after her huge success with the role of „Sigrid“, a very young girl, who fascinates a mature woman named Helena and drives her finally into suicide, Maria Enders gets confrontated with the same play, this time from the perspective of her former counterpart. Is she ready to be the victim now? Is she ready to get confronted with doubts, questions and insecurities, which she avoided so far but come along with matureness?
Cast
  • Maria Enders

    • Juliette Binoche
  • Valentine

    • Kristen Stewart
  • Jo-Ann Ellis

    • Chloë Grace Moretz
  • Klaus Diesterweg

    • Lars Eidinger
  • Christopher Giles

    • Johnny Flynn
  • Rosa Melchior

    • Angela Winkler
  • Henryk Wald

    • Hanns Zischler
  • Actress in Sci-fi Movie

    • Nora Von Waldstätten
  • Piers Roaldson

    • Brady Corbet
Crew
  • Written by

    • Olivier Assayas
  • Directed by

    • Olivier Assayas
  • Producers

    • Karl Baumgartner, Thanassis Karathanos, Jean-Louis Porchet, Gérard Ruey, Sylvie Barthet, Charles Gillibert
  • Director of photography

    • Yorick Le Saux
  • Editor

    • Marion Monnier
  • Set design

    • Francois-Renaud Labarthe
  • Production Manager

    • Marc Wächter
  • Location Sound Recordist:

    • Nicolas Moreau, Daniel Sobrino
  • Costumes

    • Jürgen Döring, Jutta Eckerlin
  • Make-up

    • Annett Schulze, Gabriele Kent-Horspool
Festivals
  • IFF Mannheim-Heidelberg / Germany
  • Filmkunstmesse Leipzig / Germany
  • Cinemania Fest Bulgaria
  • Busan IFF / Korea
  • Haifa IFF / Israel
  • Espoo Ciné IFF / Finland
  • The Norwegian IFF of Haugesund
  • New Horizons IFF / Poland
  • Midnight Sun FF / Finland 
  • Festival de Cannes (off. competition)
Awards
  • César for Kristen Stewart (Best Supporting Actor)

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