Personal Shopper

2016 1h 46m FR

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5.9

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81%

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METACRITIC

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6.1

IMDB

★5.9TMDB · 1,356🍅81%Rotten Tomatoes●77Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 45,007

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Synopsis

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Maureen, mid-20s, is a personal shopper for a media celebrity. The job pays for her stay in Paris, a city she refuses to leave until she makes contact with her twin brother who previously died there. Her life becomes more complicated when a mysterious person contacts her via text message.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kristen Stewart
Maureen Cartwright
Lars Eidinger
Ingo
Sigrid Bouaziz
Lara
Anders Danielsen Lie
Erwin
Ty Olwin
Gary
Hammou Graïa
Police Officer
Nora Waldstätten
Kyra Gellman
Benjamin Biolay
Victor Hugo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Olivier Assayas
Writers: Olivier Assayas
Languages: Swedish, English, French
Countries: Czech Republic, France, Germany

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 22% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Swedish, English, French.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Czech Republic, France, Germany.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Olivier Assayas, shot by Yorick Le Saux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Marion Monnier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kristen Stewart and Lars Eidinger and Sigrid Bouaziz carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4714782 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Olivier Assayas directs. Yorick Le Saux behind the camera. Marion Monnier cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Czech Republic, France, Germany. Dialogue in Swedish, English, French.

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1Earned back only 22% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Swedish, English, French.
4International production across 3 countries: Czech Republic, France, Germany.
5Directed by Olivier Assayas, shot by Yorick Le Saux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Marion Monnier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kristen Stewart and Lars Eidinger and Sigrid Bouaziz carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt4714782 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 21 themes, including "london, england", "paris, france", "loss of loved one", "medium".

The technical file

Cinematography: Yorick Le Saux
Editing: Marion Monnier
Production design: François-Renaud Labarthe
Costume design: Jürgen Doering
Makeup / hair: Avril Carpentier
VFX supervisor: Jeremy Maillard
Sound: Olivier Goinard
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,000,000
Box office: $1,305,195
Return: 22% of budget
Original language: FR
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Personal Shopper (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes: 81% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 77/100
IMDB rating: 6.1/10 · 45,007 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

9 wins & 25 nominations total

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Simon Foster2016-06-15
"A lonely existence tormented by distant voices is examined in Olivier Assayas’ Personal Shopper, a moody, occasionally frustrating, often brilliant study in isolation, grief and disenfranchisement..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2016/6/15/personal-shopper.html
Reno2017-08-10
★ 4/10
Texting, shopping and Ghosting! This film was different. My bad, I did not quite get the title at first. I misunderstood it. I thought it was like a Shopaholic theme, a person with a shopping addiction. Then what I saw was different, and somewhere in the narration it explains what the title meant. The real challenge watching it is the slow moving storyline. Dull and silent on most of the parts. But the mix of fantasy, like supernatural and regular drama brings interesting fact us to stay with it. Though the most of the film was about texting and shopping. I even thought does it any way connected to Stewart's previous film 'Clouds of Sils Maria'. Because there's something where both the films syncs with. Despite being a bit boring film, Kristen Stewart is the reason it is watchable. Her performance was good, but again the mystery about the unexplainable things holds us as well. Definitely a watchable film, but not an entertaining film that you are looking for on a weekend. I'm not sure who is the target audience, but surely less people will think it is a fine film. So I hope you choose it carefully. 4/10
John Chard2020-05-23
★ 7/10
Well ... How's within that, that the soul ... continues to exist ... after death? Personal Shopper is written and directed by Olivier Assayas. It stars Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger, Sigrid Bouaziz, Anders Danielsen Lie, Ty Olwin and Hammou Graïa. Cinematography is by Yorick Le Saux. A personal shopper in Paris refuses to leave the city until she makes contact with her twin brother who previously died there. Her life becomes more complicated when a mysterious person starts to contact her via text messages. Personal Shopper is a film that's impossible to recommend with any confidence, even if I personally liked it well enough. It was booed on first showing at Cannes, yet upon the second main screen viewing of it, it got a five minute standing ovation. If you look at the reviews on sites such as IMDb you will see plenty of 1/10 reviews mixed with high scoring ones, evidence of the divisive nature of Assayas' picture. A lot of people went into it expecting a "Paranormal Activity" type of film, but it's far from that. It's a meditation on grief and the complexities of the mind and the human condition under duress. Stewart gives her all for the director, a real bravura performance. Yes, the ending is either going to make or break your faith in what you have just witnessed, but if you buy into, and think about the narrative's trajectory, this has haunting and ethereal rewards. 7/10