Personal Shopper
| Personal Shopper | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster
|
|
| Directed by | Olivier Assayas |
| Produced by | Charles Gillibert |
| Written by | Olivier Assayas |
| Starring |
|
| Cinematography | Yorick Le Saux |
| Edited by | Marion Monnier |
|
Production
company |
|
| Distributed by | Les Films du Losange |
|
Release date
|
|
|
Running time
|
110 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5.6 million |
Personal Shopper is a 2016 French psychological thriller film written and directed by Olivier Assayas. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Assayas shared the Best Director Award with Cristian Mungiu for his film Graduation.
In May 2015, it was announced that Olivier Assayas would be directing the film, from a screenplay he wrote, with Kristen Stewart starring. Charles Gillibert produced the film under his CG Cinema banner. In October 2015, it was revealed that Sigrid Bouaziz, Lars Eidinger, Anders Danielsen Lie, and Nora von Waldstätten had also been cast in the film. In November 2015, Ty Olwin joined the cast, taking the role of Gary, Maureen's boyfriend.
Principal photography began on 27 October 2015 in Paris, France for two weeks, before moving to Prague, London and Oman.
The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2016, where it competed for the Palme d'Or. The film will be distributed by Les Films du Losange in France, and IFC Films in North America.Universal Pictures will also distribute the film internationally. The film went onto screen at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on 10 March 2017.
Personal Shopper received generally positive reviews from film critics. The film holds a 67% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 46 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads,"Personal Shopper attempts a tricky series of potentially jarring tonal shifts with varying results, bolstered by a performance from Kristen Stewart that's impossible to ignore." On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 67 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The film was booed at its initial screening at the Cannes Film Festival. At its official premiere, the film had a 4 1/2-minute standing ovation.
...
Wikipedia