COUTURE | FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL

Director: Alice Winocour

Cast: Angelina Jolie, Ella Rumpf, Louis Garrel, Garance Marillier, Finnegan Oldfield, Anyier Anei

Rating: R21 (Sexual Scenes)

Set during the frenzy of Paris Fashion Week, three women’s lives intersect in Paris, Maxine, an American filmmaker who discovers she has breast cancer and is drawn into an unexpected connection with a familiar collaborator ; Ada, a fresh face in modeling, escaping a predetermined future back home in South Sudan ; and Angèle, a makeup artist working in the shadows of the catwalks. As their paths cross, the film reveals the quiet resilience beneath the surface of public performance and honors the unspoken solidarity shared among these women across professions, cultures, and continents.

The film Couture, directed by Mireille Winocour, had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival and was later featured at San Sebastián and Rome. Its cast is led by Angelina Jolie, Academy Award-winning actress known for Girl, Interrupted and blockbusters like Maleficent. She is joined by Gabrielle Marion-Rivard (César winner for Gabrielle) and Lyna Khoudri (César-nominated for Papicha). Couture is the first fictional film allowed to be shot inside Chanel’s Paris showroom and atelier, with Winocour given special access to fashion shows, behind-the-scenes work, and time with seamstresses. The director highlights the fashion world from a female and working-class perspective, rather than the usual focus on male artistic directors.

106 mins, In French and English with English subtitles

France, 2025

Drama
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