CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

This German-French-Swiss co-production is a brilliantly written and intense drama which focuses on an actress’s emotional upheaval once she has signed on for the resurrection of a stage play.

Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche) is an aging actress who twenty years earlier played the role of Sigrid, a young and manipulative woman who drove an older woman to suicide. She stars in the revival, this time playing the role of the older woman opposite a young and scandalous starlet (Chloe Grace Moretz) as Sigrid and comes face-to-face with an unbearable reflection of herself.

Many viewers will be exhausted by the depth in themes and perplexed by the complexities in characterizations and storylines, but lovers of fine cinema should be absorbed and challenged by these intricacies.

Beautifully filmed in the stunning and remote regions of the Alps, this is a performance driven film with the talents of three exceptional actresses also including Kristen Stewart. (MMo)

****