Vie Privée (2025 Film)
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''A Private Life'' () is a 2025 French
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directed and co-written by
Rebecca Zlotowski Rebecca Zlotowski (; born 21 April 1980) is a French film director and screenwriter. Early life Zlotowski is of Poland, Polish-Morocco, Moroccan descent. Her father, Michel Zlotowski, is an English-French interpreter, while her Moroccan (born in ...
, starring
Jodie Foster Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. Foster started her career as a child actor before establishing herself as leading actress in film. She has received List of awards and nominations re ...
(in her third french-language film), alongside
Daniel Auteuil Daniel Auteuil (; born 24 January 1950) is a French actor and director who has appeared in a wide range of film genres, including period dramas, romantic comedies, and crime thrillers. In 1996 he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Fest ...
,
Virginie Efira Virginie Efira (born 5 May 1977) is a Belgian and French actress. She had her first leading role in '' It Boy'' (2013). Efira subsequently received praise for '' In Bed with Victoria'' (2016), for which she received a Magritte Award for Best Act ...
,
Mathieu Amalric Mathieu Amalric (; born 25 October 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker. He has won several César Awards and the Lumière Awards. He is best known internationally for his roles in the James Bond film '' Quantum of Solace'', in which he pla ...
,
Vincent Lacoste Vincent Lacoste (born 3 July 1993) is a French actor. Most know for his works with auteur filmmakers, such as '' Eden'' (2014), '' In Bed with Victoria'' (2016), '' Sorry Angel'' (2018), ''Amanda'' (2018) and '' Lost Illusions'' (2021). For the ...
and Luana Bajrami. The film had its world premiere at the out of competition section of the
2025 Cannes Film Festival The 78th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 2025. French actress Juliette Binoche served as jury president for the main competition. Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama ...
on 20 May 2025.


Cast

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Jodie Foster Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. Foster started her career as a child actor before establishing herself as leading actress in film. She has received List of awards and nominations re ...
as Lilian Steiner *
Daniel Auteuil Daniel Auteuil (; born 24 January 1950) is a French actor and director who has appeared in a wide range of film genres, including period dramas, romantic comedies, and crime thrillers. In 1996 he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Fest ...
as Gabriel Haddad *
Virginie Efira Virginie Efira (born 5 May 1977) is a Belgian and French actress. She had her first leading role in '' It Boy'' (2013). Efira subsequently received praise for '' In Bed with Victoria'' (2016), for which she received a Magritte Award for Best Act ...
as Paula Cohen-Solal *
Mathieu Amalric Mathieu Amalric (; born 25 October 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker. He has won several César Awards and the Lumière Awards. He is best known internationally for his roles in the James Bond film '' Quantum of Solace'', in which he pla ...
as Simon Cohen-Solal *
Vincent Lacoste Vincent Lacoste (born 3 July 1993) is a French actor. Most know for his works with auteur filmmakers, such as '' Eden'' (2014), '' In Bed with Victoria'' (2016), '' Sorry Angel'' (2018), ''Amanda'' (2018) and '' Lost Illusions'' (2021). For the ...
as Julien Haddad-Park * Luana Bajrami as Valérie Cohen-Solal


Production

Rebecca Zlotowski Rebecca Zlotowski (; born 21 April 1980) is a French film director and screenwriter. Early life Zlotowski is of Poland, Polish-Morocco, Moroccan descent. Her father, Michel Zlotowski, is an English-French interpreter, while her Moroccan (born in ...
co-wrote the film with
Anne Berest Anne Berest (born 15 September 1979) is a French writer and actress. Biography In 2008 she adapted Patrick Modiano's short autobiography ''Un Pedigree'' for the theatre with Edouard Baer. , son of Françoise Sagan asked Berest to write abou ...
and Gaëlle Macé. Frederic Jouve of Les Films Velvet serves as the producer. The cast is led by
Jodie Foster Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. Foster started her career as a child actor before establishing herself as leading actress in film. She has received List of awards and nominations re ...
,
Daniel Auteuil Daniel Auteuil (; born 24 January 1950) is a French actor and director who has appeared in a wide range of film genres, including period dramas, romantic comedies, and crime thrillers. In 1996 he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Fest ...
, and
Virginie Efira Virginie Efira (born 5 May 1977) is a Belgian and French actress. She had her first leading role in '' It Boy'' (2013). Efira subsequently received praise for '' In Bed with Victoria'' (2016), for which she received a Magritte Award for Best Act ...
.
Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as the ...
took place in Paris and
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, starting on 30 September 2024 and concluding on 22 November 2024. In February 2025,
Sony Pictures Classics Sony Pictures Classics Inc. is an American arthouse film production and distribution company that is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment. It was founded in 1992 by former Orion Classics heads Michael Barker, Tom Bernard and Marcie Bloo ...
acquired North American and Latin American distribution rights for the film.


Release

In April 2025, ''Vie privée'' was announced as part of the Out of Competition lineup at the
2025 Cannes Film Festival The 78th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 2025. French actress Juliette Binoche served as jury president for the main competition. Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama ...
, where it had its world premiere on 20 May 2025, receiving a 10-minute standing ovation. It received positive reviews, with Foster's performance receiving wide praise.


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