Angelina Jolie explains why new movie Couture 'resonates' with her
Jolie says the film’s cancer story felt healing and personal, with one in three people affected and its message of hope aimed at audiences.
- On June 17, actor Angelina Jolie discussed her new film Couture in a video shared with Hello, detailing how the project helps her spark conversations about her family's breast cancer history with daughters Zahara, 21, Shiloh, 19, and Vivienne, 17.
- Jolie's mother, Marcheline Bertrand, died from ovarian and breast cancer at 56, prompting Jolie to undergo a preventive double mastectomy in 2013 after discovering she carried the BRCA1 gene.
- Director Alice Winocour described the project as a 'healing' experience for the 50-year-old actress, who admitted she previously lacked the strength to be emotionally vulnerable on screen.
- The film, originally titled Ride or Die, emphasizes empathy and connection, with Jolie noting that people facing illness are 'a whole person' deserving attention beyond their medical diagnosis.
- With her children nearing 18, Jolie says she has regained her 'punk spirit' and fighting energy, feeling ready to travel and embrace new opportunities following the film's theatrical release.
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Angelina Jolie Details Conversations With Daughters About Family's History With Breast Cancer
Angelina Jolie, who underwent a preventative double mastectomy in 2013, shared how she used her new film Couture to start a conversation about her family’s breast cancer history with her daughters.
In an interview given to Hello Mag on Wednesday, June 17, Angelina Jolie confided in her latest film, Coutures, released in France on February 18, 2026. This feature film tells the story of an American director who learns that she has breast cancer. A very personal story for the actress, since her mother Marcheline Bertrand died in 2007 after a long fight against ovarian and breast cancer.
Angelina Jolie gets candid about deeply personal story behind 'Couture'
Angelina Jolie has spent decades telling powerful stories on screen, but her latest film may be the one that hits closest to home. The Oscar-winning actress stars in Couture, a drama centered on a filmmaker diagnosed with breast cancer...
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