Other stores will charge a small fee to use their personal shoppers and the amenities that come along with the service. With kristen stewart, lars eidinger, sigrid bouaziz, anders danielsen lie. If you can look past some of the less fortunate dialogue and lackluster cgi, then you will see the unsettling and seductive film that lies within. Mar 16, 2017 personal shopper is a weird take on traditional ghost stories. Mar 17, 2017 the old marmite analogy is such a terrible cliche, but thats basically what were looking at with personal shopper. A personal shopper is a person who helps others shop by giving advice and making suggestions. Mar 10, 2017 when olivier assayas wrote the script for his new movie personal shopper, he always had one actress in mind for the lead role kristen stewart. Review personal shopper is the best film at cannes 2016.
There is an american girl in france, played by kristen stewart very fitting in the role that appears to be there for work reasons. May 24, 2016 we found the best film at cannes 2016. Those touches dont necessarily make personal shopper a bad film they make it an. Finally, there is some foul language, as well as a bloody murder scene. The film revolves around a highfashion personal shopper kristen stewart to the stars who is also a spiritual medium. A film that is so preoccupied with death and what lurks after it needs to have more life. Their focus is usually on clothes, although the number of nonclothing stores such as furniture retailers that offer personal shopping services is on the rise. This incredibly moving esoteric masterpiece is the best film. And oh, by the way, she is the least credible narrator the world has ever seen in this theory. Its not by any stretch of the imagination, a film for everyone, nor is it a film for the horror crowd. Prsonal shopper s occult worldview is abhorrent, and its r.
For a film that set such an early eerie tone, personal shopper soon abandons this and replaces it with an obvious air of mystery, but nothing truly spectacular. Personal shopper and the misunderstood art of kristen stewart. Almost nothing is done to tie these two elements of the film together, and neither are explored in any depth. But its also about the crushing isolation that accompanies the death of a loved one. At first glance personal shopper is a bit of a tonal mishmash, as we follow kristen stewarts character maureen through encounters in paris both mundane and supernatural. The beginning of the film is ambiguous as to what is going on in the story and it is still coherent at that point. For my money, the best thing about personal shopper was learning of the swedish painter hilma af klint, who was doing wild abstract art before. She seems to have the ability to communicate with spirits, like her recently deceased twin brother. May 21, 2016 to attempt to explain the direction personal shopper takes is merely to regurgitate plot points that dont sound like they belong in the same film. Stewart is outstanding as a haunted fashionbiz assistant in olivier assayass enigmatic ghost. Mar 24, 2017 olivier assayass latest film, the genrecomposite ghoststory thriller meets slowburn kristen stewartstarring workplace drama, is a riveting, impossibletoshake masterwork that leaves the. Personal shopper unfolds in a world of red carpet couture and social media selfpromotion, and is blessed with a mesmerising lead performance from kristen stewart, who won a cesar the french equivalent of the oscar for her role opposite juliette binoche in assayas previous film. Revisiting the ghost story of personal shopper, with.
To attempt to explain the direction personal shopper takes is merely to regurgitate plot points that dont sound like they belong in the same film. Personal shopper is a 2016 supernatural psychological thriller film written and directed by olivier assayas. Olivier assayas, the internationallyacclaimed director of clouds of sils maria and summer hours, returns with this ethereal and mysterious ghost story starring kristen stewart as a highfashion personal shopper to the stars who is also a spiritual medium. Mar 10, 2017 the word haunting was not chosen lightly for personal shopper which is, at its heart, a ghost story. Her life becomes more complicated when a mysterious person contacts her via text message. It begins as selfdescribed medium maureen stewart arrives at a rambling old house in the hope of contacting the spirit that may be residing within.
Olivier assayas wrote personal shopper for kristen stewart. Texting with a ghost in personal shopper the atlantic looks back on the key film scenes of 2017, this time a moment in the kristen stewartstarring postmodern drama. Avis sur le film personal shopper 2016 derriere le voile. Assayas makes a display of this actresss humid eyes, firmly set mouth and smooth physique, but the ghost story isnt all about her. But kirsten continues to work the job because it allows her to stay in paris. Everything we viewed in this movie was from her vantage and from her perspective. Personal shopper is nothing if not a daring experiment in genre, but it cuts between so many styles that the film begins to resemble the unpublished novel in sideways. Critiques presse pour le film personal shopper allocine. While her last film with assayas, clouds of sils maria, saw her take a backseat to the prowess of juliette binoche, her subtle performance still made waves among critics and awards juries alike. But in her new film, personal shopper, she does her best acting. There are personal shoppers in highend stores that assist the wealthy as well as helping photographers, filmmakers and other professionals find the needed clothing and accessories for their project.
Kristen stewart is entrancing as a haunted personal. The genredefying personal shopper part mystery, part drama, part thriller, part supernatural fantasy is nothing you can expect, and continues to challenge your expectations at every turn. It is actually assayass best film for a long time, and stewarts. O h, what a strange and lovely and melancholy film.
Kirsten is ambiguous about her job as a personal shopper, which both she and others recognize is stupid. As a film that was both booed at its cannes screening and given an almost fiveminute standing ovation after its premiere, viewers have been reacting very strongly to it at both ends of the scale. O livier assayas s personal shopper is stylish, mysterious and very strange. The ending of kristen stewarts personal shopper movie. Oct, 2016 personal shopper is nothing if not a daring experiment in genre, but it cuts between so many styles that the film begins to resemble the unpublished novel in sideways. Olivier assayass latest film, the genrecomposite ghoststory thriller meets slowburn kristen stewartstarring workplace drama, is a riveting, impossibletoshake masterwork that leaves the. As confusing as personal shopper may be, it is also the same thing that makes it interesting. Mar 15, 2017 personal shopper is the kind of movie that gives its viewers space to explore the noises with which maureen lives, and the silence in which she waits. Mar 17, 2017 as confusing as personal shopper may be, it is also the same thing that makes it interesting. Mar 17, 2017 o h, what a strange and lovely and melancholy film. Personal shopper also contains some sexual content. Its not by any stretch of the imagination, a film for everyone, nor is it a film. Do you prefer kristen stewart as a vampire or as a medium personal shopper. Personal shoppers can also be known as fashion stylists, shop assistants, or sales assistants.
Personal shopper lingers in a dire channel of tedium and mediocrity that prevents it from being enjoyable. From an opening sequence in a haunted house with an intricately constructed soundtrack to a hightension, catandmouse game on a trip from paris to london and back set entirely to text messaging, personal shopper brings the psychological and supernatural thriller into the digital age. Personal shopper, which falls into the latter category, is the second french film she has made with assayas, following clouds of sils maria 2014, in which she played the personal assistant to a. This is not a sixth sense knockoff, which was a fantastic movie, by the way. What fun it would have been to attend the meeting at which olivier assayas, the director of personal shopper, pitched his idea for the film. Kristen stewarts personal shopper will get under your skin. Mar 07, 2017 for my money, the best thing about personal shopper was learning of the swedish painter hilma af klint, who was doing wild abstract art before anybody else and claimed it was being dictated. Retrouvez les 121 critiques et avis pour le film personal shopper, realise par olivier assayas avec kristen stewart, lars eidinger, sigrid bouaziz. Kristen stewart stars in olivier assayass personal shopper. Prsonal shoppers occult worldview is abhorrent, and its rrated content makes things even worse. Personal shopper is a weird take on traditional ghost stories. Maureen est une jeune americaine qui travaille a paris. It is a ghost story and suspense thriller, yet also a sympathetically realist portrait of numbed quarterlife loneliness, and its all held together by a really outstanding performance from kristen stewart who. The film stars kristen stewart as a young american woman in paris who works as a personal shopper for a celebrity and tries to communicate with her deceased twin brother.
Personal shopper 2017 a young american in paris works as a personal shopper for a celebrity. With his new film personal shopper now in theaters, were sharing a conversation we had with the acclaimed french filmmaker during his visit to the criterion office last october. Assayas, who is a major auteur, is not making a mere ghost story. Kristen stewarts dominant talent is being herself, but olivier assayas s new film, personal shopper, pushes her toward strained expressivity. Kristen stewarts reteam with director olivier assayas got booed at a monday screening in cannes. The film basically has two stories maureens life as a personal shopper for some kind of fashionista that we never hear much about, and maureens other life as a selfstyled medium trying to make contact with her deceased brother. After winning a series of major awards for her role in olivier assayas clouds of sils maria 2014, kristen stewart reunites with the filmmaker for this offbeat movie, which intriguingly blends.
Personal shopper theory 1 maureen is insane\traumatized. Reaching across the void kristen stewart stars as a personal shopper trying to connect with her recently deceased twin brother in olivier assayass creepy ghost tale. The resulting film may be rather difficult to pin down, but its relentlessly fascinating, drawing the viewer in through clever visuals and stewarts superbly internalised performance. Mar 22, 2017 very sexy and very scary, personal shopper is oliver assayas followup to clouds of sils maria, the film that proved a sharp and sensitive director could find a virtue in kristen stewarts air of neutrality. Viewers are forced to question whether personal shopper is a film that uses ghosts as a metaphor for grief. Grieving the recent death of her twin brother, she haunts his paris home, determined to make contact with him. Personal shopper is an incredible work that will continue to haunt you, long after it is over. Personal shopper is in a very different realm and fits no mold whatsoever. Many commenters about the film seem to doubt that a personal shopper is an actual job.
Apr 21, 2017 personal shopper theory 1 maureen is insane\traumatized. Perhaps no film has ever made the mobile phone quite such an instrument of tension. She and her brother shared a similar heart defect, so she is ambiguous about her healthfuturelength of life. Dec 07, 2017 personal shopper charts maureens journey to accepting both the loss of her brother and her own mortality. They are often employed by department stores and boutiques, although some are freelance or work exclusively online. Kristen stewart on trump and her new movie, personal shopper. A great performance from kristen stewart is not enough to save us from the films lack of flow and clunky movement between events. Personal shopper is the kind of movie that gives its viewers space to explore the noises with which maureen lives, and the silence in which she waits. Personal shopper is an absentminded average film that nonetheless manages to occasionally jolt the heart exactly because large stretches of it are, putting mildly, sedate. Rien ne marche vraiment dans personal shopper dolivier. Personal shopper, deuxieme collaboration, apres clouds of sils maria.
Mar 15, 2017 personal shopper, for which assayas won the prize for best director at last years cannes festival, is a ghost story, an erotic thriller, and an inner journey of personal identity. A personal shopper is typically employed by the store itself, which means that payment for the service is not required. It is actually assayass best film for a long time, and stewarts best performance to date she stars in a supernatural fashionistastalker nightmare. Now, in the ghostly personal shopper, in theaters friday, march 10, ms. The film is a sneakily effective horror film, complete with a. As the film that lingered for days, even through a series of excellent films, personal shopper comes out atop the rest. Maureen bares her upper body in a couple of scenes, one for an extensive amount of time. A personal shopper in paris refuses to leave the city until she makes contact with her twin brother who previously died there.