A Private Life
Jodie Foster stars in this sly French whodunnit about a psychoanalyst who takes the investigation of her patient's suspicious death into her own hands.
Lilian (Foster), an American psychoanalyst in Paris, is devastated to learn that her client Paula (Virginie Efira) has taken her own life. Or has she? Visits from Paula's furious widower Simon (Mathieu Amalric), along with the discovery that files have been stolen from Lilian's office, suggest that Paula may have fallen victim to foul play. Assisted by her ex-husband Gabriel (Daniel Auteuil), Lilian undertakes some amateur sleuthing that prompts more questions than answers—until a session with a hypnotherapist causes Lilian to wonder whether her relationship with Paula began in a past life.
Director Rebecca Zlotowski deftly blends sly comedy, intrigue and diverting cameos (including Frederick Wiseman!) for a sophisticated thriller about revisited relationships, powered by the chemistry between Foster and Auteuil.
D: Rebecca Zlotowski, France, French with English subtitles, 2025, 1h45m
Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics
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