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Personal Shopper (2016)

Personal Shopper poster
Directed by
Olivier Assayas
Genre
drama film, horror film, thriller film, mystery film, ghost film
Country
Czech Republic, Germany, France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
R
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 1,331 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young American woman in Paris works as a personal shopper for a celebrity. She tries to contact the spirit of her recently deceased twin brother.

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What happens

Personal Shopper is a 2016 supernatural psychological thriller film written and directed by Olivier Assayas. The film stars Kristen Stewart as a young American woman in Paris who works as a personal shopper for a celebrity and tries to communicate with her deceased twin brother. The film was an international co-production between Belgium, Czech Republic, France and Germany, Personal Shopper was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Assayas shared the Best Director Award with Cristian Mungiu, who directed Graduation. The film was released on 14 December 2016 in France and 10 March 2017 in the United States. It received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for Stewart's performance. It grossed $3.8 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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