Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 2H 4M
Director : Olivier Assayas
Synopsis
A veteran actress comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier.
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