Overview

• The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and is being shopped by UTA Independent and HanWay as it pursues a U.S. release.
• Couture follows three interlocking stories around Paris Fashion Week, with Jolie playing an American filmmaker alongside Ella Rumpf’s makeup artist and Anyier Anei’s new model.
• Jolie’s character faces a cancer diagnosis, a thread that resonates with her publicly shared BRCA1 status and past preventive double mastectomy.
• Early reaction is split, with IndieWire issuing a C grade for what it called uneven execution and Deadline praising Jolie’s performance as deeply felt.
• Production secured uncommon permission to shoot inside Chanel’s Paris showroom and atelier, and model Anyier Anei makes her acting debut, noting Jolie’s encouragement on set.