‘Couture’ Ending Explained And Movie Spoilers: Angelina Jolie Makes Fateful Decision!

Angelina Jolie is simply terrific in director/writer Alice Winocour’s Paris Fashion Week drama Couture. If you have already seen the movie, we have the ending explained and spoilers to dish out. Join CinemAddicts host Eric Holmes and I discuss several of the spoilers in the movie and we also give thoughts on the movie’s finale!

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Maxine Walker (Angelina Jolie) is a successful horror director who is hired to helm the opening video of a Paris Fashion week runaway show. It’s a great gig for Maxine, but during her journey she will creatively butt heads with her cinematographer Anton (Louis Garrel). She also is finding it hard to communicate with her daughter, who is probably frustrated that her mother is not home enough to her liking.

Upon discovery of her breast cancer, Maxine has to figure out where her priorities truly lie. Couture also features the secondary stories of Ada (a standout Anyier Anei), a model from South Sudan who has just arrived from Paris. Ella Rumph is Angèle, an empathetic make-up artist who is also an aspiring writer.

Leading up to the Fashion Week event, all three women face their respective challenges, and all of our Spoilers are discussed below!!

The Fateful Decision From Maxine (Angelina Jolie)

Dealing with an uncommunicative daughter and learning about her breast cancer has left Maxine understandably stressed on her Paris job. Ultimately she bonds with Anton towards the end of the story as she delivers the news. They end up making love at her hotel room, and the final moments has Maxine going to the bathroom and getting ready to shave her head (in preparation for chemotherapy). The camera pans to the window and then focuses in on a carnival ride (it’s shown in the trailer).

Most importantly, Maxine decided to cancel her upcoming directing job (she was set to shoot a new movie) and spend some more time in Paris for her chemotherapy. By the film’s end, Maxine had only told Anton and Angèle (who was a relative stranger), about her cancer diagnosis.

Does Ada (Anyier Anei) Shine During Fashion Week?

Another big storyline deals with newbie model Ada’s (Anyier Anei) pressure filled job at Fashion Week. She headlines Maxine’s video (where she wears vampire teeth) and also is the opening model for the runway. The previous evening she sprained her ankle practicing her model walk with her fellow colleagues, and the big drama focused on if she would possibly trip during her walk.

The great news is she pulled off her runway performance without a hitch, and even when a storm hit the event and almost everyone (except Maxine) were leaving, Ada stayed to soak in (literally) her accomplishment. The tale ends with Ada gaining her confidence, and now she will either continue her promising modeling career or take that money and go to pharmacy school!

Is Angéle (Ella Rumpf) A Discouraged Or Emboldened Writer?

Angèle serves as a confidante to both Maxine and Ada. She gives Ada welcome insights during her model shoot, and thanks to the comfort of strangers, she is a compassionate presence when Maxine delivers her cancer news.

However, Angèle is going through her own trials and tribulations. During a facetime conversation with a writer while she’s taking a break from her job, she gets negative input on her story. The writer, after telling her that her accounts of real life is not interesting, reminds her that he’s owed money (for his words of advice) at the end of the conversation. Angèle gets teary eyed from the whole exchange, but thankfully that does not alter her dreams.

During the Fashion Week event, as the storm continues, she continues to write about the people she has encountered on the job (from my recollection, she is also inspired from her meeting with Maxine and puts that into prose). All’s well that ends well with Angèle.

Garance Marillier co-stars as Christine, a seamstress who is working on Ada’s white dress, and her minor storyline is, with obvious symbolism, a way to “stich” these stories together. With a ton of time spent and dedication, Christine manages to finish the dress in time for Fashion Week.

Check out our full Couture movie review and ending explained/spoilers below!! Also listen to our entire CinemAddicts episode as well:

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