From the Archive: Olivier Assayas on 'Personal Shopper' & 'Clouds of Sils Maria'

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Another dip into the archive with this episode from May 2015 where Ben Eshmade spoke to French Film director Olivier Assayas about his consecutive films 'Personal Shopper' and 'Clouds of Sils Maria'.'Clouds of Sils Maria' stars Juliette Binoche as actor Maria Enders who reluctantly agrees to take a part in a revival of a play that launched her career 20 years previous. The film also stars Kristen Stewart as her young assistant Valentine and Chloe Grace Moretz as Jo-Ann Ellis a celebrity hounded younger actor.Inspired after working with Kristin Stewart on 'Clouds of Sils Maria' he wrote his next film for the actor, 'Personal Shopper'. Stewart plays medium Maureen who is trying to contact her twin brother who died of an affliction that she shares. Meanwhile she works for a superficial German supermodel whose day to day fashion whims she has to supply. From the Archive sees us dig into our extensive contemporary and classical music and cinema podcast archive as we rediscover interviews and discussions with artists, with our long-standing producer and presenter, Ben Eshmade. Subscribe to Nothing Concrete on Acast, Spotify, iTunes or wherever you find your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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