A Private Life

When renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner learns of the sudden death of a patient, she suspects murder. She mounts a private investigation, enlisting an odd assortment of quirky characters.

Cast

Jodie Foster

as Lilian Steiner

Daniel Auteuil

as Gabriel Haddad

Virginie Efira

as Paula Cohen-Solal

Mathieu Amalric

as Simon Cohen-Solal

Vincent Lacoste

as Julien Haddad-Park

Luàna Bajrami

as Valérie Cohen-Solal

Noam Morgensztern

as Pierre Hallant, smoking patient

Sophie Guillemin

as Jessica Grangé, hypnotist

Frederick Wiseman

as Dr. Goldstein

Aurore Clément

as Perle Friedman

Reviews

CinemaSerf

"Lilian" (Jodie Foster) is a professionally successful psychiatrist who is divorced from optomatrist "Gaby" (Daniel Auteuil) and who has a strained relationship with her son "Julien" (Vincent Lacoste) and her new grandson "Joe". One of her regulars called "Paula" (Virginie Efira) hasn't being showin...

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