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Texting With a Ghost in <i>Personal Shopper</i>

<em>The Atlantic</em> looks back on the key cinematic moments of 2017, this time the Kristen Stewart–starring postmodern drama.
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Over the next month, The Atlantic’s “And, Scene” series will delve into some of the most interesting films of the year by examining a single, noteworthy moment and unpacking what it says about 2017. Next up is Olivier Assayas’s Personal Shopper. (Read our previous entries here.)


When begins, Maureen Cartwright (Kristen Stewart) has been waiting a long time for a sign. A few months prior, her twin brother Lewis died from a genetic heart defect, a condition she also possesses. Both siblings were

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