''Visions'' is a 2023 French

psychological thriller Psychological thriller is a Film genre, genre combining the thriller (genre), thriller and psychological fiction genres. It is commonly used to describe literature or films that deal with psychological narratives in a thriller or thrilling setting ...

film directed by

Yann Gozlan Yann Gozlan (born 28 March 1977) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed six feature films: the horror film '' Caged'' (2010), the thriller '' A Perfect Man'' (2015), the action thriller '' Burn Out'' (2017), the mystery thril ...

. It stars

Diane Kruger Diane Kruger (; Heidkrüger; ; born 15 July 1976) is a German actress. Early in her career, she gained worldwide recognition and received the Trophée Chopard from the Cannes Film Festival. Kruger became known for her roles in films such as ...

and

Mathieu Kassovitz Mathieu Kassovitz () is a French actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter. He has won three César Awards: Most Promising Actor for '' See How They Fall'' (1994), and Best Film and Best Editing for '' La Haine'' (1995). He also re ...

alongside

Marta Nieto Marta Nieto Martínez (born 31 January 1982) is a Spanish actress and film director. Life and career Marta Nieto Martínez was born on 31 January 1982 in Murcia to parents from Cartagena, Spain, Cartagena. She developed a vocation for acting ...

. The film premiered at the

Angoulême Francophone Film Festival The Angoulême Francophone Film Festival (, FFA) is an annual film festival held in Angoulême, France. It was founded by Dominique Besnehard in 2008 and has been held every year in December. It was launched as a showcase for all kind of francophon ...

and was theatrically released in France on 6 September 2023.

Plot

Estelle is an airline captain who lives with her protective husband Guillaume. Her seemingly perfect life spirals out of control when her former flame, Ana, reappears and she begins an affair with her.

Cast

as Estelle *

as Guillaume *

as Ana *

Amira Casar Amira Casar is a French-British film actress. She was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress for the 1997 film ''La Vérité si je mens !, La Vérité si je mens!'' and also for the Palme d'Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival for ...

as Johana Van Damaker * Grégory Fitoussi as Marco *

Élodie Navarre Élodie Navarre (born 21 January 1979) is a French actress. Biography Navarre was discovered at 16 when she was spotted on the Paris metro by a casting director and, a year later, appeared in the television film ''Clara et le Juge''. She studied ...

as Charlotte

Production

The screenplay was penned by Michel Fessler, Aurélie Valat, Jean-Baptiste Delafon, and Yann Gozlan with the collaboration of

Audrey Diwan Audrey Diwan (; born 1980) is a French film director of Lebanese origin. Prior to becoming a film director, she worked as a journalist and a screenwriter. In 2021, her film ''Happening'' won the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice International Fi ...

. It is based on an original idea by Fessler. The film was produced by Eagles Team Entertainment (Éric Nebot), 24 25 Films (Thibault Gast and Matthias Weber), SND and

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, in co-production with Panache Productions, La Compagnie Cinématographique,

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, BE TV and

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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 ...

began on 30 May 2022 and was projected to last 11 weeks, wrapping on 18 August. Shooting locations included the Sainte-Croix Beach in

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. Filming also took place at the

Nice Airport Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million Toulon Toulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var (department), Var department. The Commune of Toulon h ...

Release

''Visions'' was selected to be screened at the 16th

, where it had its world premiere on 24 August 2023. The film was theatrically released in France on 6 September 2023 by SND. It was also screened on 2 October 2023 in the Gala Premieres section at the 2023

Zurich Film Festival Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) is an annual film festival that has been held in Zürich, Switzerland, since 2005. The festival's main focus is to promote emerging filmmakers from all over the world. In three competition categories only first, secon ...

, where Kruger was presented with the Golden Eye Award.

Reception

''Visions'' received an average rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars on the French website

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, based on 28 reviews. Jean-Luc Wachthausen of ''

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'' wrote, "With her blonde grace, her false fragility, her fluid acting, Diane Kruger carries this psychological thriller on her shoulders." François Forestier of ''

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'' echoed praise of Kruger's "superb" performance, and highlighted Gozlan's ability to "skilfully blur the tracks" of the narrative, comparing it to

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's style in ''

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'' (1940). Éric Neuhoff of ''

Le Figaro () is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It was named after Figaro, a character in several plays by polymath Pierre Beaumarchais, Beaumarchais (1732–1799): ''Le Barbier de Séville'', ''The Guilty Mother, La Mère coupable'', ...

'' noted Kruger's "feverish" performance but panned the film, comparing it unfavourably to Alfred Hitchcock's '' Marnie'' (1964). Pierre Lunn of ''

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'' similarly praised Kruger and concluded, "If she does not completely excel, it is because the film does not give her the means". Jacques Morice of ''

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'' denounced the film as having "nothing really original or quite plausible", but enjoyed the addition of Marta Nieto.

References

External links

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