Personal shopper is one of those stories that leaves many unanswered questions, and there are a couple scenes that are definite headscratchers. Personal shopper does not say anything easily comforting by the time its mysterious final scene has come to a close. Its the first, and most effective, of personal shoppers horrormovie jolts, and it primes the pump for the film to delve fully into the genre playbook. Assayass new movie, is a supernatural thriller and an unnerving inquiry into the drift and mystery of modern life, it. Maureen is a personal shopper in paris for kyra, a demanding supermodel. But it is not a movie that has any desire to be liked, or even. Lets talk about the ending of personal shopper vulture. Personal shopper encourages a sense of play, moving from moody ghost story to tense thriller to out of the blue erotic character study. Personal shopper can be found in horror section, but the movie is not a horror. Stewart plays maureen, a young american in paris who is employed as a personal shopper and assistant to kyra nora. A crazy man tries to convince his hostages hes saving them. The film is about, i think though, honestly, who really knows, whats pried.
May 16, 2016 even stewarts usual screen magic isnt enough to make personal shopper worth seeing. It is a ghost story and suspense thriller, yet also a sympathetically realist portrait of. I would be inclined to call it not merely a great film, but a very great film, and comfortably the best thing assayas has directed since 2002s. Personal shopper is a moody paranormal thriller that breaks every mold ever created. With his reckless, audacious personal shopper, olivier assayas has brought excitement to the festival. Personal shopper is both a ghost story with bits of horror, and a mystery movie in the world of high fashion. The ending of kristen stewarts personal shopper movie. The ending of kristen stewarts personal shopper movie explained personal shopper is a moody paranormal thriller that breaks every mold ever created. Apr 21, 2017 the ending of kristen stewarts personal shopper movie explained personal shopper is a moody paranormal thriller that breaks every mold ever created. A personal shopper is a person who helps others shop by giving advice and making suggestions. This is the british english definition of personal shopper. Though its a ghost story, personal shopper is not exactly a work of horror.
Kristen stewarts personal shopper is unexpectedly the most. Theres something really spooky happening in personal shopper. While some will argue it isnt horror at all or worse, attempt to give it the dreaded posthorror label those who look for drama and compelling characters will easily find themselves engrossed in this genuinely chilling creeper. The way it used the language of horror film to a different end to most horror was really impressive.
Kristen stewarts personal shopper is unexpectedly the. Mar 15, 2017 oliver assayas has been making films for over 30 years, and even for wellversed fans, his movies are consistently perplexing. View american english definition of personal shopper. Personal shopper 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. But gory debut raw, which led some viewers to leave the theater, is a lot more fun. The protagonist of olivier assayass new film personal shopper, maureen, is somewhat of a wraith. Olivier assayass latest film, the genrecomposite ghoststory thriller meets slowburn kristen stewartstarring workplace drama, is a riveting, impossibletoshake masterwork. Stewarts unconventional ghost story personal shopper isnt the disaster its cannes reception might suggest. Clouds of sils maria is a movie about the interaction between two characters, so its defined by the dynamic that is created between two specific actresses. The ending of kristen stewarts personal shopper movie explained. Its described that the script for the film came from.
So what is the meaning of lowerys existential fable a. Personal shopper 2016 discussion i am curious to hear different interpretations of personal shopper 2017. From the award winning director of clouds of sils maria and carlos. Her life becomes more complicated when a mysterious person contacts her via text message.
It is a ghost story and suspense thriller, yet also a sympathetically realist portrait of numbed quarterlife. But none of this seems to present a real problem in a movie that functions less in a straightforward narrative register than in a speculative one. There are two fully developed storylines throughout the whole film. Their focus is usually on clothes, although the number of nonclothing stores such as furniture retailers that offer personal shopping services is on the rise. From the same director who directed clouds of sils maria, which won kristen stewart her coveted cesar award the french equivalent of an oscar for best supporting actress, comes a movie about kristen stewart, a medium who lives in.
It would spoil the movie to discuss its final scene, but suffice to say that personal shoppers ending is ambiguous and thats one possible explanation for. May 17, 2016 personal shopper does not say anything easily comforting by the time its mysterious final scene has come to a close. Those struggling to put the pieces together are advised to check out the ending explained video below, courtesy of the atz show on youtube. Parents need to know that personal shopper is a dramatic thriller about a woman kristen stewart living in paris who works as a personal shopper for a model and is trying to contact her dead twin brothers ghost. Apr 30, 2017 personal shopper is a paranormal thriller for thinkersbut i just consider it to be a narrative with tinge of mystery, thiller and horror and movies like these are genius and stupid at the same time because they leave full control to the viewer t. They are often employed by department stores and boutiques, although some are freelance or work exclusively online. A doc about a heist gone horrifically and totally wrong. An international coproduction between belgium, czech republic. Personal shopper narrative and ending explained follow me on twitter to hear my thoughts on current films. Personal shopper is original in its story concept, i mean after all, what movie combines an obscure job as a personal shopper with a ghost theme surrounding it. Definition and synonyms of personal shopper from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. Personal shopper 2016 ending explained spoiler warning.
Skinny, angular, and mostly silent, she visits highend parisian boutiques and picks out clothes. May 18, 2016 it would spoil the movie to discuss its final scene, but suffice to say that personal shoppers ending is ambiguous and thats one possible explanation for the audiences boos at cannes. In the movie, kstew is a personal shopper for a wealthy model who she calls a bitch because the model doesnt want her trying on the expensive designer clothing she pays stewart to buy for her. Even stewarts usual screen magic isnt enough to make personal shopper worth seeing. The word haunting was not chosen lightly for personal shopper which is, at its heart, a ghost story. O livier assayass personal shopper is stylish, mysterious and very strange. The movie ends by revealing that maureens boss kyra was murdered by her lover ingo lars eidinger after she attempted to break up with him, and he. What is your interpretation of the movie personal shopper.
If your only example of kristen in movies was the twilight series i highly recommend you give her a second chance as i decided too. Director olivier assayas reunites with kristen stewart in this drama about a young woman who works as a personal shopper to an egotistical celebrity in paris. Personal shopper wouldnt be the first assayas film that doesnt tie up neatly what exactly is going on with those two cartier bags at the hotel. It begins as selfdescribed medium maureen stewart arrives at a rambling old house in the hope of contacting the spirit that may be residing within. Personal shopper nude scenes 10 images and 3 videos including appearances from kristen stewart. The movie seems to leave the audience with an unsolved problem that they must toil at in their own way. Texting with a ghost in personal shopper the atlantic. Personal shopper is an incredible work that will continue to haunt you, long after it is over. Please explain this to me huge spoilers personal shopper.
Mar 24, 2017 olivier assayass latest film, the genrecomposite ghoststory thriller meets slowburn kristen stewartstarring workplace drama, is a riveting, impossibletoshake masterwork. The very real ghosts are the least unsettling thing. So what is the meaning of lowerys existential fable a ghost. Its described that the script for the film came from a failed american production, which makes sense, because it felt like the director i hate to jump on the bandwagon of hate for this movie or any film in general, but personal shopper just plainly felt like a hack job by oliver assayas. Now available on bluraydvd, personal shopper is definitely one of the most unique horror movies of 2017. What is personal shopper about kristen stewart movie. A personal shopper in paris refuses to leave the city until she makes contact with her twin brother who previously died there. Kristen stewarts new movie got booed at cannes stewarts unconventional ghost story personal shopper isnt the disaster its cannes reception might suggest. Likewise, i ended up creating a way to connect the events logically, but. Her query at the end is to herself, that shes now in the afterlife. What does the ending scene in the movie basic instinct. If you look back at the story very carefully both in the movie and the screenplay each is presented. Mar 16, 2017 o livier assayass personal shopper is stylish, mysterious and very strange. Her brother is there as well, the one who shatters the glasses.
Told in a very unusual way, its unlike anything that youd expect and is highly recommended for older teens and adults. Personal shopper noun definition and synonyms macmillan. I would be inclined to call it not merely a great film, but a very great film, and comfortably the best thing assayas has directed since 2002s demonlover. May 17, 2016 stewart plays a stars fashion assistant who can communicate with spirits in personal shopper, which is competing for the festivals palme dor award.
Personal shopper is a 2016 supernatural psychological thriller film written and directed by olivier assayas. Dec 07, 2017 though its a ghost story, personal shopper is not exactly a work of horror. What is the meaning of the ending in the personal shopper. Personal shopper was booed at the 2016 cannes film festival en route to winning the award for best director for olivier assayas, both of which are exactly right. May 16, 2016 it doesnt look like a genre piece, which is the key to how scary it can be. The movie ends by revealing that maureens boss kyra was murdered by her lover ingo lars eidinger after she attempted to break up with him, and he subsequently confesses to everything. But his movie personal shopper was the first ive ever seen to grapple. The film takes the typical ghost story formula and gladly hurls it out the window, resulting in a. Change your default dictionary to american english.
The film, which stars kristen stewart as a taciturn personal shopper and medium mourning her twin brother lewis death, has a. His latest movie, personal shopper, is in many ways extremely similar. With kristen stewart, lars eidinger, sigrid bouaziz, anders danielsen lie. But the ending of personal shopper seems to say that, instead, maureens best chance of coming to peace with her brothers death would be to go inward, addressing her own suffering spirit. Personal shopper is a paranormal thriller for thinkersbut i just consider it to be a narrative with tinge of mystery, thiller and horror and movies like these are genius and stupid at the same time because they leave full control to the viewer t. Mar 17, 2017 o h, what a strange and lovely and melancholy film. At the ending of the film personal shopper 2016, maureen is communicating with a spirit, and we see the following dialog. But none of this seems to present a real problem in a movie that functions less in a straightforward narrative register. I saw personal shopper a few months ago and it knocked my socks off. Kristen stewart is the surprising new upstart in my life of late. An abducter is the mouse in this intense cat and mouse game. Stewart plays a stars fashion assistant who can communicate with spirits in personal shopper, which is competing for the festivals palme dor award.
Im sure stewart was never offered the role of a psychic personal shopper, so she took it and made the best of it. The scenes after the hotel room were after shes dead, but maureens ending, a kind of fantasy or hyperreality that allows her to move on from the reality into the after life. Personal shopper is about character named maureen played by. The genredefying personal shopper part mystery, part drama, part thriller, part supernatural fantasy is nothing you can expect, and continues to challenge your expectations at every turn. Revisiting the ghost story of personal shopper, with kristen. Personal shopper is an incredible work that will continue to haunt you.
What is the meaning of the ending in the personal shopper 2016. Oliver assayas has been making films for over 30 years, and even for wellversed fans, his movies are consistently perplexing. Personal shopper is screening at sydney film festival 2016 topics. Personal shopper, for which assayas won the prize for best director at last years cannes festival, is a ghost story, an erotic thriller, and an inner journey of personal identity. Its a hauntedfeeling movie, a tale of wrestling with and overcoming grief told with a supernatural bent. The film stars kristen stewart as a young american woman in paris who works as a personal shopper for a celebrity and tries to communicate with her deceased twin brother. May 21, 2016 personal shopper encourages a sense of play, moving from moody ghost story to tense thriller to out of the blue erotic character study. Mar 15, 2017 personal shopper, for which assayas won the prize for best director at last years cannes festival, is a ghost story, an erotic thriller, and an inner journey of personal identity. The movie does try to project underlying themes of death and.