Canadian drama.

A Chinese immigrant mother in Montreal breaks from duty and tradition when she falls for a young Québécoise woman, leading her to confront questions of identity and freedom.

Joan Chen is a senior citizen (65), but looks the same as ever.

Of course, we aren’t usually looking at her face.

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This is a French/American co-production, a drama filmed on location in Paris.

IMDb: 6.2
Tomato Meter: 64%

It was panned by both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, but their reviewers are male, and this is a picture made by a woman for women.

The official blurb:

Set during the frenzy of Paris Fashion Week, three women’s lives intersect in Paris, Maxine, a filmmaker in her forties who discovers she has breast cancer and is drawn into an unexpected connection with a familiar collaborator; Ada, a fresh face in modeling, escaping a predetermined future back home in South Sudan; and Angèle, a makeup artist working in the shadows of the catwalks. As their paths cross, the film reveals the quiet resilience beneath the surface of public performance and honors the unspoken solidarity shared among these women across professions, cultures, and continents.

I’m not so sure I would have used the word “frenzy” in a review of this film. It is used correctly, but it sort of implies that the frenzy of Fashion Week is somehow reflected here. It is, but only briefly, and only to provide contrast. The focus is the most lugubrious possibilities of real life, like cancer, or life in South Sudan, in contrast to the shallow, frenzied self-importance of fashion. It is a very low-energy film, filled with quiet, sincere conversations and solemn reflections. Even the sex is sad. It’s as if they told Winnie the Pooh’s story from Eeyore’s perspective, set to Rachmaninoff’s “Isle of the Dead.”

I’m not saying it’s a poor movie. I think the Tomato and IMDb scores accurately reflect its merit, but I would say that you should be aware before watching it that it is a slow, sad character study, and you are more likely to appreciate it if you possess a minimum of one vagina.

Trivia:

Couture is the first fictional film allowed to be shot inside Chanel’s Paris showroom and atelier. Director Winocour was given special access to the brand’s fashion shows and behind-the-scenes work, including time with the seamstresses and other workers. However, all brand logos had to be removed from the screen.

That last scene actually looked better in the screener:

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SIDEBAR: We all know that Angelina Jolie is one of the most beautiful women on the planet. She was still spectacular in this film, at 50

But since she did this film, she has done something strange with her appearance.

Ava Max braless in a see through red dress as she attends 2026 Billboard Women In Music in Los Angeles on April 29, 2026!

Scoop’s note: It’s not a full see-through, but hot as hell!

Sample:

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Kim is 64 now, and was still acting about three years ago, but has been going through some difficult times since then. She was arrested on March 29, 2025, in Los Angeles for alleged felony assault with a deadly weapon (a vehicle) against her husband, following a domestic dispute. The District Attorney later declined to file charges against either party due to insufficient evidence.

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The other clips from The House of the Spirits, and info about the show.

It’s a Swedish feel-good drama adapted from Emma Hamberg’s novel, but the original title is in French (Je m’appelle Agneta) for reasons apparent in the plot summary.

Available on Netflix.

5.5 at IMDb (few votes).

Agneta is a colorful and fun person, but it doesn’t show on the surface. She has just turned 49, her children have moved out, her job at the traffic office is at a standstill and Agneta feels invisible. Shea decides on an impulse to take up employment in Provence.

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French rom-com, AKA The Doll

A synthetic turf seller lives with a life-sized doll after heartbreak. When a temp worker joins his company, the doll mysteriously comes alive, triggering surreal events that transform his life.

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Other recent appearances by Zoé Marchal.

Tokischa is a very famous Dominican rapper that has worked with lots of super famous people like Madonna, Diplo and Rosalia. She is also posting nudes and sex videos.

Scoop’s note:

VERY famous?