A Private Life (2025)
3.2 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 43min
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- Synopsis:
- Jodie Foster and Daniel Auteuil star in this French thriller co-written and directed by Rebecca Zlotowski. Dr. Lilian Steiner (Foster) is an American psychiatrist living and working in Paris. When her patient Paula Cohen-Solal (Virginie Efira) dies, Lilian fears that what appears to be a suicide may in fact have been murder. Seeking help from her ex-husband Gabriel Haddad (Auteuil), Lilian attempts to uncover the truth about Paula's death. The cast also includes Mathieu Amalric, Vincent Lacoste and Luàna Bajrami.
- Actors:
- Jodie Foster, Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira, Mathieu Amalric, Vincent Lacoste, Luàna Bajrami, Noam Morgensztern, Sophie Guillemin, Frederick Wiseman, Aurore Clément, Irène Jacob, Park Ji-Min, Jean Chevalier, Emma Ravier, Scott Agnesi Delpapierre, Lucas Bléger, Jérôme Lenôtre, Marlise Bete Ngadem, Marin Judas, Abdoul Bamba
- Directors:
- Rebecca Zlotowski
- Producers:
- Albert Blasius, Frédéric Jouve, Rebecca Zlotowski
- Writers:
- Anne Berest, Rebecca Zlotowski, Gaëlle Macé
- Aka:
- Vida privada
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- France
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Reviews (1) of A Private Life
The Shrink Who Couldn't Help Herself - A Private Life review by griggs
The same cosy amateur-sleuth energy as Only Murders in the Building, but French, and gently neurotic with it. It takes its time — it definitely takes its time — but once it settles in, it's a genuinely easy hang.
Jodie Foster gets to show a lighter, more playful side than usual, and she's terrific: a psychiatrist who really ought to know better, getting pulled deeper and deeper into a conspiracy with her ex-husband through the sheer thrill of poking around where she probably shouldn't. The lovely thing is that their rekindled chemistry never feels forced, and the film keeps widening the mystery just enough to stay intriguing without tipping into nonsense.
It didn't have me howling. But it kept me smiling, which is its own kind of trick
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