Angelina Jolie's new film 'Couture' premieres, addressing breast cancer awareness
Angelina Jolie stars in 'Couture', a film opening this Friday, where she plays a film director diagnosed with cancer while shooting an ad during Paris Fashion Week. The role draws on Jolie's own experience: after her grandmother and mother died of breast cancer, she underwent genetic testing, followed by a preventive double mastectomy and bilateral removal of ovaries and fallopian tubes. When she went public in 2013, it sparked the 'Jolie effect', significantly increasing women seeking similar tests and surgeries. The film arrives in 2025, continuing her advocacy.
Key facts
- Angelina Jolie stars in the film 'Couture'
- The film opens this Friday
- Jolie plays Maxime Walker, a film director diagnosed with cancer
- The cancer diagnosis occurs while shooting an ad during Paris Fashion Week
- Jolie's grandmother and mother died of breast cancer
- Jolie underwent genetic testing, preventive double mastectomy, and bilateral oophorectomy and salpingectomy
- Jolie went public in 2013, creating the 'Jolie effect'
- The 'Jolie effect' led to a notable increase in women seeking genetic tests and preventive surgeries
Entities
Artists
- Angelina Jolie
Locations
- Paris
- France