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A Private Life

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When renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner learns of the death of one of her patients she is deeply troubled. Convinced that it was murder, she decides to investigate....

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Drew Gregory Autostraddle There’s a lightness to Zlotowski's work, even when dealing with suicide and murder, its depth and devastation hidden in only a couple lines of dialogue or a single frame. Sep 11, 2025 Full Review Nick Schager The Daily Beast The film around her never quite comes together, but Foster is more than enough reason to embark on this off-kilter investigation. Sep 9, 2025 Full Review David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter It’s a pleasure to watch Foster loosen up and have fun with a role, getting to exercise comedy chops too seldom tapped in her American projects of recent decades. May 23, 2025 Full Review Christopher Llewellyn Reed Film Festival Today I have never watched a movie starring Jodie Foster that was not immeasurably improved by her presence, and "A Private Life" is no exception. Even when the screenplay goes completely off the rails, she holds it together through sheer will. Rated: 3/5 Sep 16, 2025 Full Review Abe Friedtanzer Awards Buzz This film provides a chance to get to know Lilian just as much as the case she’s looking into, and it’s a welcome one, a light, engaging, stylized thriller with a fantastic performance from Foster at its center. Rated: 8/10 Sep 10, 2025 Full Review Clara Cuccaro In Review Online Eventually... Zlotowski’s film too comfortably settles into mere murder-mystery tropes... The real victim, it turns out, is the film’s own sense of purpose. Sep 8, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Rebecca Zlotowski

Director

Jodie Foster

Lilian Steiner

Daniel Auteuil

Gabriel Haddad

Virginie Efira

Paula Cohen-Solal

Mathieu Amalric

Simon Cohen-Solal

Vincent Lacoste

Julien Haddad-Park
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Movie Info

Synopsis When renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner learns of the death of one of her patients she is deeply troubled. Convinced that it was murder, she decides to investigate....
Director
Rebecca Zlotowski
Producer
Frédéric Jouve
Screenwriter
Rebecca Zlotowski, Anne Berest, Gaëlle Macé
Production Co
Les Films Velvet, France 3 Cinéma
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
French
Runtime
1h 45m