PERSONAL SHOPPER

PERSONAL SHOPPER, 2016

France, Germany/ DCP, Color, 105’/English, French, Swedish

Director: Olivier Assayas

Actors: Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger, Sigrif Bouaziz

This work by Olivier Assayas, the outstanding director of a new generation of French film, has a mysterious and captivating style. The director’s latest work is a ghost story as well as a realistic portrait of a lonely young woman. The viewer is drawn in by the very first scene in which Maureen, brought to life by Kristen Stewart’s superior performance, attempts to contact her recently deceased brother’s ghost in a dark, empty house.