'A Private Life' review: Jodie Foster is magnifique in comedic Parisian mystery

Director/writer Rebecca Zlotowski delivers a covertly funny thriller.

Considering the subject matter, A Private Life shouldn’t be as funny as it is. But in Jodie Foster’s hands, it’s a darkly comedic triumph.

Foster, who speaks fluent French and has acted in a number of French films like A Very Long Engagement and Moi, fleur bleue, is nothing short of …

Director/writer Rebecca Zlotowski delivers a covertly funny thriller. Considering the subject matter, A Private Life shouldn’t be as funny as it is. But in Jodie Foster’s hands, it’s a darkly comedic triumph. Foster, who speaks fluent French and has acted in a number of French films like A Very Long Engagement and Moi, fleur bleue,…