Overview
- Jolie appeared Monday, February 9, at the Paris premiere of Couture, marking a high-profile red-carpet outing after fewer such appearances in recent years.
- She wore a partially transparent silver sequin gown with pearl-fringe details; outlets attributed the look to Givenchy, a credit reported by media rather than confirmed by the house.
- In the film she plays Maxine Walker, a director confronted with a breast cancer diagnosis while working for a major fashion house during Paris Fashion Week, with parallel stories of a model and a makeup artist.
- Speaking to Time France, Jolie said films about women’s cancer battles often dwell on endings instead of life, praising director Alice Winocour for a sensitive approach.
- She recalled her late mother Marcheline Bertrand’s feelings about being defined by illness and noted her own preventive surgeries in 2013 and 2015 as context for the film’s themes.