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The Residence

The Residence

Thriller · Science Fiction · Drama · 2025

In the near future, during a health crisis, novelist Clarissa Katsef visits the Ludovico Foundation housing complex in search of inspiration. With the help of her AI assistant Dalloway, she finds fresh inspiration as she immerses herself in her writing.

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The Residence

“What if her AI decided to take control?”

2025 Thriller · Science Fiction · Drama 1h 50m

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6.4 / 10

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In the near future, during a health crisis, novelist Clarissa Katsef visits the Ludovico Foundation housing complex in search of inspiration. With the help of her AI assistant Dalloway, she finds fresh inspiration as she immerses herself in her writing.

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Directed by

Yann Gozlan

Written by

Yann Gozlan · Nicolas Bouvet · Thomas Kruithof

Mylène Farmer

Mylène Farmer

Dalloway (voice)

Cécile de France

Cécile de France

Clarissa

Anna Mouglalis

Anna Mouglalis

Anne Dewinter

Lars Mikkelsen

Lars Mikkelsen

Mathias Nielsen

Frédéric Pierrot

Frédéric Pierrot

Antoine

Douglas Grauwels

Douglas Grauwels

Cast

Freya Mavor

Freya Mavor

Mia White

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Put The Residence on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.