Clouds of Sils Maria 06/16 Blu-ray (Rental)

This multilayered, immensely entertaining drama from the great contemporary French director Olivier Assayas (Summer Hours) is a singular look at the intersection of high art and popular culture. The always extraordinary Juliette Binoche (Code Unknown) is stirring as Maria, a stage and screen icon who is being courted to star in a new production of the play that made her famous only this time she must assume the role of the older woman. Kristen Stewart (Twilight) matches her punch for punch as her beleaguered assistant, called upon to provide support both professional and emotional for her mercurial boss. And Chloë Grace Moretz (Hugo) is Maria s arrogant new castmate, a starlet waiting in the wings. An amorphous, soul-searching tale, filled with ethereal images of its Swiss Alps setting, Clouds of Sils Maria brilliantly dramatizes one woman s reckoning with herself and the world. DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES - New 2K digital master, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack - New interviews with director Olivier Assayas and actors Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart - Cloud Phenomena of Maloja, a silent 1924 documentary by Arnold Fanck that is seen in the film - Trailer - PLUS: An essay by critic Molly Haskell