Directed by Olivier Assayas • 2004 • France, United Kingdom, Canada
Starring Maggie Cheung, Nick Nolte, Béatrice Dalle

The magnetic Maggie Cheung delivers a multilayered performance—winning her a Best Actress prize at Cannes for her last starring role to date—in this clear-eyed, emotionally complicated portrait of a woman attempting to reclaim her life in the wake of profound loss. After her rock-star partner dies of an overdose, recovering addict Emily (Cheung) drifts between Canada and Paris as she struggles to stay sober and prove that she is ready to retake custody of her son, all while finding her voice as a singer.