Couture (2025)
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An American filmmaker's journey to Paris Fashion Week is upended by a life-altering medical diagnosis.
The story
An American filmmaker travels to Paris to attend Fashion Week. During her stay, she discovers she has been diagnosed with breast cancer, rather than just atypia.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
An American filmmaker travels to Paris for Fashion Week, only to receive a devastating medical diagnosis of breast cancer instead of the less severe atypia. The film explores her journey through the fashion world, specifically focusing on the perspective of the workers and seamstresses behind the scenes. It highlights the humanity and vulnerability of those working in the industry, moving away from the typical focus on male artistic directors to show the fashion world from a female and working-class point of view.
- Original title
- Coutures
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 103
- Production countries
- France; United States
- Original languages
- English; French
- Directors
- Alice Winocour
- Writers
- Alice Winocour · writer; Alice Winocour · director
- Cast and characters
- Angelina Jolie · Maxine Walker; Louis Garrel · Anton; Ella Rumpf · Angèle; Garance Marillier · Christine; Garance Marillier · Ada; Mona Tougaard · Mona; Mika Schneider · Mika; Suzy Menkes · herself; Finnegan Oldfield · Tim le journaliste; Vincent Lindon · the surgeon in Paris; Aurore Clément · the woman in the hospital waiting room
- Genres
- drama
- Themes
- fashion industry; breast cancer; working-class perspective; vulnerability
- Tone and mood
- engrossing; vulnerable
- Premise and plot tags
- American drama; French drama; fashion; medical drama
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, with some finding it to be an engrossing study of the humanity of those working in the fashion industry.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 53 · scale: 100 · review count: 17
- Production trivia
- It is the first fictional film allowed to be shot inside Chanel's Paris showroom and atelier.; The film was originally titled Stitches.; Director Alice Winocour was given special access to the brand's fashion shows and behind-the-scenes work.
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