Vie Privée

Directed by Rebecca Zlotowski
France
2025
100 mins

Synopsis

Jodie Foster leads a stellar cast in this gently comic, Cannes-selected murder mystery in which a psychiatrist becomes convinced that the death of her patient is suspicious.

Foster plays renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner, as reserved and distant in her profession as in her personal relationships. Initially irritated that a client of nine years, Paula (Virginie Efira), has failed to turn up for her sessions, Lilian is horrified to learn that she’s dead. She becomes convinced that she’s been murdered, with her client’s husband (Mathieu Amalric) being the prime suspect. Lilian investigates, aided by her ex-husband (Daniel Auteuil) and also a hypnotist, whose sessions lead Lilian to visions of the past that she hopes will help solve the mysteries of the present. Alongside a cast of some of France’s best and Frederick Wiseman, Foster proves herself as brilliant an actress in the French language as in English.

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Tickets

Sun 8 June 2025, 1:50pm
State Theatre
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Fri 13 June 2025, 6:15pm
Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 4
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Sun 15 June 2025, 3:45pm
Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 1
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  • Program Strand
  • Year
    2025
  • Classification
    Unclassified 15+
  • Country
    France
  • Language
    In French with English subtitles
  • Director
    Rebecca Zlotowski
  • Producer
    Frédéric Jouve
  • Cast
    Jodie Foster, Virginie Efira, Mathieu Amalric
  • Screenwriter
    Rebecca Zlotowski, Anne Berest
  • Cinematographer
    George Lechaptois
  • Editor
    Géraldine Mangenot
  • Genre
  • Premiere
    Australian Premiere
  • Company Credits
    Australian Distributor: Transmission Films
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