Character study of older actress (a wonderful Juliette Binoche) who is playing the "older woman" role in a theatrical production. The production made her famous many years before, playing the younger woman. Her relationship with her young personal assistant (a somewhat monotone yet oddly compelling Kristin Stewart) seems to be the central part of the film, for awhile anyway. The "snake" clouds in the alpine Swiss village where they are staying provide a dramatic setting.
Stay for the dialogue, get frustrated by so many unresolved plotlines.
Stay for the dialogue, get frustrated by so many unresolved plotlines.