Olivier Assayas directs Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, and Chloë Grace Moretz in this arthouse drama about a mature, glamorous actress practicing lines with her personal assistant for a revival of the play where she originally made her name, about an older woman and her personal assistant, in the hope of finding relevance when cast next to a young star hoping to make her name. 

This is pretentious bobbins but at the very least, pretentious bobbins that gives it two beautiful female leads some juicy, discombobulating scenes to spar off each other in… And a central, unresolved mystery that will keep you puzzling over and on for days after the credits role. A side note:  Assayas’ committed interest in how attached we are to our apps and devices continues to make his films seem both realer and yet otherworldier than anyone else currently working.

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