On 19 November 2024, Variety broke the news that the star of Maria had found her next project which, at that time, was reportedly titled Stitches. Thankfully, the film’s name has since changed, though the log line has remained broadly the same.
“Set during the frenzy of Paris Fashion Week, three women’s lives intersect in Paris, Maxine (Jolie), a filmmaker in her forties who discovers she has breast cancer and is drawn into an unexpected connection with a familiar collaborator (Louis Garrel); Ada (Anyier Anei), a fresh face in modelling, escaping a predetermined future back home in South Sudan; and Angèle (Ella Rumpf), a make-up artist working in the shadows of the catwalks,” it reads. “As their paths cross, the film reveals the quiet resilience beneath the surface of public performance and honours the unspoken solidarity shared among these women across professions, cultures and continents.”
Some questions remain (is this set during Paris Fashion Week or Couture Week?), but so far, so intriguing, especially considering that French director Alice Winocour (Disorder, Proxima, Paris Memories) is at the helm, and Couture will mark the filmmaker’s English-language debut. It is due to receive its world premiere at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival, and the first stills have now been released, promising both extravagant fashion and privileged behind-the-scenes access. Here’s hoping its release date won’t be far off, either.