Overview

• Jolie grew tearful during the Sept. 7 Toronto premiere Q&A, recalling her late mother’s experience with cancer and urging audiences to see patients as “a whole person.”
• Alice Winocour’s ensemble drama tracks three women around Paris Fashion Week, with Jolie as a filmmaker facing a breast-cancer diagnosis; she speaks French throughout much of the role.
• Early reactions split, with Deadline praising Jolie’s restrained, affecting performance and IndieWire criticizing the film’s uneven construction.
• Production gained rare permission to shoot inside Chanel’s Paris showroom and atelier, emphasizing a backstage, female-centered view of haute couture.
• The film is being shopped for distribution, including in the U.S., and no general release date has been announced.