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Jodie Foster in French Noir Comedy ‘A Private Life’ Official US Trailer

by Alex Billington December 1, 2025Source: YouTube

“You think I’m responsible for her death?” “My father thinks so.” Sony Pictures Classics revealed an official US trailer for a playful French noir comedy titled A Private Life, the latest from the award-winning French filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski following her last film Other People’s Children recently. It premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, then played at nearly every other major fest in the fall including TIFF and NYFF. A frisky, feminine, film noir about psychoanalysis and many other things… Now set for US release in theaters starting January 2026. Renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner (Jodie Foster in a kinetic performance) is deeply troubled by the sudden death of one of her patients. Convinced that it was murder, she decides to investigate. Along with Jodie Foster who can speak French, this half English/half French film also stars Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira, Matthieu Amalric, Vincent Lacoste, & Luana Bajrami. This has been getting mostly positive reviews saying it’s a bit unfocused but it still has “a clear Hitchcockian spirit, [and] flows with the elegance, fascination, and precision of the best examples of the genre.” It looks like there’s at least a few intriguing twists and turns with a lighter tone for this kind of story. Worth a look.

Here’s the official US trailer (+ poster) for Rebecca Zlotowski’s film A Private Life, direct from YouTube:

The American psychologist Lilian Steiner (Jodie Foster) has lived for many years in Paris making a name for herself. When one of her long-term patients dies under mysterious circumstances, she’s deeply shocked. Was it really suicide, as the police say? Had she not listened enough to her patient and missed the warning signs? Together with her ex-husband (Daniel Auteuil) she begins investigating for herself and tries to find answers with the aid of hypnosis. But when there is a break-in at her practice, her own life begins to spiral out of control. A Private Life, also known as Vie Privée in French, is directed by acclaimed French writer / filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski, also director of the films Dear Prudence, Grand Central, Planetarium, An Easy Girl, and Other People’s Children previously. The screenplay is written by Anne Berest and Rebecca Zlotowski in collaboration with Gaëlle Macé. Produced by Frederic Jouve. This originally premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year in the Out of Competition section, and also played at Telluride, London, Hamptons, TIFF and NYFF. Sony Pictures Classics debuts Zlotowski’s A Private Life in select US theaters starting January 16th, 2026 – along with a one week limited run this December. Want to watch?

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