Marie Kreutzer’s wrenching drama premiered to strong reviews at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival
NEED TO KNOW
- A new trailer for Gentle Monster, starring Léa Seydoux, has been released
- The Cannes Film Festival premiere from writer-director Marie Kreutzer follows a pianist whose life is upended when dark secrets emerge about her husband
- Gentle Monster is in theaters Oct. 30 and on Netflix Nov. 18
Léa Seydoux is a woman confronted with the unthinkable in her new movie.
In Gentle Monster (in select theaters Oct. 30 and on Netflix Nov. 18), the French actress plays a pianist whose family life is upended when dark secrets emerge about her husband Philip (Laurence Rupp).
A new trailer for Austrian writer-director Marie Kreutzer’s drama shows Seydoux singing prescient lyrics while playing the piano: “Would I lie to you, baby?”
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“Lucy, a concert pianist, has just relocated her family from the city to a country house in the hope of easing her husband Philip’s severe burnout,” reads an official synopsis from the Cannes Film Festival, where Gentle Monster had its premiere in May.
“Before they have a chance to set up their new home, an early morning police visit tears their world apart,” it continues. “Isolated and desperate to protect her young son, Lucy must face the situation alone, trapped between the man she loves and the fear of what he may have done.”
“What are these secrets you have?” Lucy can be seen asking her husband in the new trailer. Playing Elsa, the lead investigator of Philip’s case — who has secrets of her own to grapple with — is Jella Haase.
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Catherine Deneuve, who plays Eloise, asks Seydoux whether she still loves the man. The Spectre actress responds that there isn’t “an off-button” for love.
Gentle Monster will screen at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival in September, followed by a theatrical release Oct. 30. It debuts on Netflix Nov. 18.
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After starring in last year’s Silent Friend and 2024’s Dune: Part Two, Seydoux will next appear in the action-comedy Alpha Gang, also premiering at TIFF.
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