The Ice Tower (15)
COMING SOON
Director: Lucile Hadžihalilović
Cast: Marion Cotillard, Clara Pacini, August Diehl, Lilas-Rose Gilberti
French (with subtitles) 1hr 52mins
One night in the 1970s, runaway teenager Jeanne (Clara Pacini) takes refuge in a film studio, where she encounters a real star—played by the inimitable Marion Cotillard—who embodies the Snow Queen with icy perfection. The Ice Tower (2025) is visually magnificent: rich in texture and lavish in design. Cinematographer Jonathan Ricquebourg (The Taste of Things (2023)) brings a glacial stillness to the film’s extended takes, evoking the wintry beauty of a frozen dreamscape.
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