Angelina Jolie stars in Alice Winocour’s Couture as an American filmmaker shooting in Paris during Fashion Week when she receives a life-altering diagnosis.
Starring alongside Jolie are French actor Louis Garrel and Sudanese model Anyier Anei, making her acting debut. The film follows the intersecting lives of multiple women in the fashion industry while exploring themes of illness and identity.
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, followed by screenings at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, the Rome Film Festival, and the QCinema International Film Festival. It was released in France in February 2026 and is scheduled for release in US theaters on June 26, 2026, via Vertical.
The official synopsis reads: Set during the frenzy of Paris Fashion Week, three women’s lives intersect in Paris: Maxine (Angelina Jolie), an American filmmaker 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 modeling, is escaping a predetermined future back home in South Sudan; and Angèle (Ella Rumpf), a makeup artist works in the shadows of the catwalks. As their paths cross, the film reveals the quiet resilience beneath the surface of public performance and honors the unspoken solidarity shared among these women across professions, cultures and continents.
This film is deeply personal to Jolie. In an interview with Variety, she says, “It felt so private that in my mind, it’s probably the one film that doesn’t feel like a film.” She notes that her character’s health struggles in the film resonate closely with her own life and family history.
The critical reaction to Couture has been mixed, but praise for Jolie’s performance has been consistent. Robert Daniels’ review in Screen Daily calls her a “tour de force” who “seems to bend the picture around her.” A review from CGMagazine also praises Jolie and Anei’s performances but criticized the film’s lack of direction, citing the multiple storylines as an obstacle to “emotionally invest enough in each character.”
Watch the official trailer for Couture above.
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