Visions (2023 film)

Visions is a 2023 French psychological thriller film directed by Yann Gozlan. It stars Diane Kruger and Mathieu Kassovitz alongside Marta Nieto.

The film premiered at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival and was theatrically released in France on 6 September 2023.

Plot
Estelle is an airline captain who lives with her protective husband Guillaume. Her seemingly perfect life spirals out of control when her former flame, Ana, reappears and she begins an affair with her.

Cast

 * Diane Kruger as Estelle
 * Mathieu Kassovitz as Guillaume
 * Marta Nieto as Ana
 * Amira Casar as Johana Van Damaker
 * Grégory Fitoussi as Marco
 * Élodie Navarre as Charlotte

Production
The screenplay was penned by Michel Fessler, Aurélie Valat, Jean-Baptiste Delafon, and Yann Gozlan with the collaboration of Audrey Diwan. It is based on an original idea by Fessler. The film was produced by Eagles Team Entertainment (Éric Nebot), 24 25 Films (Thibault Gast and Matthias Weber), SND and France 2 Cinéma, in co-production with Panache Productions, La Compagnie Cinématographique, Proximus, VOO, BE TV and RTBF.

Principal photography began on 30 May 2022 and was projected to last 11 weeks, wrapping on 18 August. Shooting locations included the Sainte-Croix Beach in Martigues. Filming also took place at the Nice Airport and in Toulon.

Release
Visions was selected to be screened at the 16th Angoulême Francophone Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 24 August 2023. The film was theatrically released in France on 6 September 2023 by SND. It was also screened on 2 October 2023 in the Gala Premieres section at the 2023 Zurich Film Festival, where Kruger was presented with the Golden Eye Award.

Reception
Visions received an average rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 27 reviews.

Jean-Luc Wachthausen of Le Point wrote, "With her blonde grace, her false fragility, her fluid acting, Diane Kruger carries this psychological thriller on her shoulders." François Forestier of L'Obs echoed praise of Kruger's "superb" performance, and highlighted Gozlan's ability to "skilfully blur the tracks" of the narrative, comparing it to Alfred Hitchcock's style in Rebecca (1940). Éric Neuhoff of Le Figaro noted Kruger's "feverish" performance but panned the film, comparing it unfavourably to Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie (1964). Jacques Morice of Télérama denounced the film as having "nothing really original or quite plausible", but enjoyed the addition of Marta Nieto.