A veteran actress comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier.

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Film 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 Waldstätten
• Piers Roaldson: Brady Corbet
• Urs Kobler: Aljoscha Stadelmann
• Maria’s London assistant: Claire Tran
• Maria’s agent: Stuart Manashil
• Journalist in Zürich: Péter Farkas
• Journalist in London: Ben Posener
• Talk show host: Ricardia Bramley
• Urs’ assistant: Luise Berndt
• Mayor of Zürich: Gilles Tschudi
• Berndt: Benoit Peverelli
• Chanel PR: Caroline De Maigret
• Waldhaus concierge: Arnold Gramara
• London theater assistant: Sean McDonagh
• Wilhelm Melchior: Valery Bukreev
• Dorothea von Duisburg: Katrin Schmidt
• Cello player (concert at the Waldhaus): Phoebe Lin
• Violin player (concert at the Waldhaus): Katarzyna Nawrotek
• Oboe player (concert at the Waldhaus): David Seghezzo
• Harpsichord player (concert at the Waldhaus): Claire-Anne Piguet
• Journalist (uncredited): Jerry Kwarteng
• Jo-Ann’s Manager (uncredited): Jakob Köhn
• Journalist (uncredited): Steffen Mennekes
• Paparazzo (uncredited): Wilhelm J. Reitzenstein
• Kellnerin (uncredited): Rosa Schrehardt

Film Crew:

• Writer: Olivier Assayas
• Costume Design: Jürgen Doering
• Co-Producer: Rémi Burah
• Art Direction: Gabriella Ausonio
• Co-Producer: Jean-Louis Porchet
• Editor: Marion Monnier
• Co-Producer: Karl Baumgartner
• Co-Producer: Thanassis Karathanos
• Co-Producer: Gérard Ruey
• Director of Photography: Yorick Le Saux
• Production Design: François-Renaud Labarthe
• Producer: Charles Gillibert
• Associate Producer: Antoun Sehnaoui
• Set Decoration: Gabriele Wolff
• Line Producer: Martin Hampel
• Co-Producer: Sylvie Barthet
• Casting Director: Antoinette Boulat
• Sound: Daniel Sobrino
• Script Supervisor: Christelle Meaux
• Sound: Nicolas Moreau
• Casting Director: Anja Dihrberg
• First Assistant Director: Dominique Delany
• Producer: Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela
• Musician: Phoebe Lin
• Musician: Katarzyna Nawrotek
• Musician: David Seghezzo
• Musician: Claire-Anne Piguet

Movie Reviews:

• Reno: **The actors and their generation difference, evolution of cinema and the beauty of nature.**
• This is about a middle aged actress who spends in the Swiss Alps with her personal assistant while preparing for the upcoming project. During that time, she receives a news that the author of the book which was adapted for the screen 20 years ago where she play a main role and now in its remake, she’s doing another part, while a young sensation playing the main part. This is more like the evolution of cinema. The 20 years is too soon for her, while the cinema and its trend advanced rapidly. Precisely to say, the commercial films and young actors taking over the art films and true artists’ places respectively.
• If you at least 30 years old, you would get this film more than others. Because while I was growing up in the 90s, the cinema was so different. I’m not talking about the technology like computer graphics, but the story and how it was narrated for the screen. Now the science- fiction and dystopian themes taking over with the young audience and social media support. I think it was a quite meaningful film, particularly if you adore films like the recent evolution in cinema was so faster than ever.
• The negatives were, the film was too long, slow pace and too simple drama. The positives were, the actors and their performances, the locations, theme and some of the dialogues. Directed by a French filmmaker, this is an international project with a few guest appearances. Most of the film was set in the Alps. Totally different than what I was anticipating, but I still like, except in a few parts where I got bored for its weak development. So this is for the selected audience, that mean it will be appreciated by a very few and I’m kind of neutral with mostly in its favour.
• _6/10_
• MaxTyrone: On the way to accept an award from the playwright that discovered her – the very same man who suddenly passes away before the ceremony – acclaimed actress, Maria Enders, is forced to reconcile both her age and her role in contemporary art. While rehearsing for a role, of which she has no choice taking due to her age, she has to reckon with the young actress playing her old role.
• This is a slow-paced movie, that is, it takes its time revealing the deteriorating confidence of an aging actress. What accentuates her strife are the locations: the lonesome mountains, long winding roads, both straddled by rolling, ground-smothering fog and clouds. Great lingering shots and cinematography eases the eye, as Maria rehearses and incrementally loses her mind with her young assistant, Valentine. Although her assistant attempts to defend what her boss deems as insufficient art (or cinema) and unprofessional (particularly the young costar of the upcoming play), Maria threshes with the stifling fact that her roles – both her role in the play and in the world of art – are changing without her control or consideration.
• The acting in this film is commendable, with a solid performance from Juliette Binoche (as always) and a surprising effort from Kristen Stewart. These two carry the movie with palpable chemistry – so much so that every turn in their relationship dictates not only the environment of the film, but also the audience.
• This film is for the patient, and for those who don’t mind huge questions.