Clouds of Sils Maria

Details

Release year: 2014

Storyline

A film star comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself while starring in a revival of the play that launched her career.

Top credits

Did you know

• The French fashion house Chanel supplied the actresses with clothes, jewelry, accessories and makeup, while also providing some of the budget to allow Olivier Assayas to fulfill his dream of shooting the movie on 35mm film instead of digitally.

• Juliette Binoche went to writer/director Olivier Assayas and pitched the idea of the film to him. He liked it and wrote the script.

• Kristen Stewart is the first American actress to be nominated for a best supporting actress César award and the second nominated since Julia Migenes's best actress nomination for "Carmen" in 1984. Stewart won and became the first American actress to win a César and the second American after Adrien Brody's win for the The Pianist (2002).

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $1,851,517

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $61,810 (2015-04-12)

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Technical specs

Sound mix

Dolby Digital EX

Aspect ratio

2.40 : 1

Color

Color, Black and White

FAQ

• What happened to Val? Why was some kind of long-term reaction/concern from Maria or other characters never shown?
• Was Val real or imagined?
• What exactly does the cloud formation "the Maloja Snake" (that gives both this film and the play-within-a-film their titles) symbolize?