Sony Pictures Classics has released the official trailer and poster for their upcoming French-language Jodie Foster film A PRIVATE LIFE, which will have a one-week Oscar-qualifying run in New York and Los Angeles on December 5th, 2025, before launching in theaters on January 16th, 2026. The film world premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
A Private Life is directed and co-written by Rebecca Zlotowski, and stars Jodie Foster (in her third French-language film), alongside Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira, Mathieu Amalric, Vincent Lacoste and Luana Bajrami.
In the film, the renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner (Jodie Foster) mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients, whom she is convinced has been murdered.
You can find the release date on our In Theaters Calendar. Check out the new official trailer and poster below.

