Visions, a psychological thriller directed by Yann Gozlan, airs on France 2 on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 9:10 p.m.. Led by Diane Kruger, Mathieu Kassovitz and Marta Nieto, the feature explores the line between desire, guilt and paranoia, as the certainties gradually fray.
Released in theaters in 2023, Visions follows Estelle, a commercial pilot whose life seems to be running smoothly. Her world is upended when she unexpectedly runs into Ana, a woman with whom she had a passionate affair years earlier. The reunion reawakens buried feelings and pulls Estelle into a spiral where memory, fantasy, and reality become increasingly hard to distinguish.
Following Boîte Noire, Yann Gozlan continues to probe psychological suspense with immersive direction and a creeping sense of tension. The film hinges largely on Diane Kruger's performance, supported by Mathieu Kassovitz and Spanish actress Marta Nieto, in a fraught relationship triangle where everyone appears to be concealing a piece of the truth.
Through this storyline, Visions probes desire as much as manipulation and the gears of obsession. The director deliberately sustains the ambiguity between what’s real and what exists in the heroine’s perceptions, inviting the audience to question each new twist in the investigation.
Fans of French psychological thrillers, driven by a murky atmosphere and intricate characters, can discover or revisit Visions on France 2 as it airs in the early-evening slot.
Our take on Visions:
A five-star cast serving a Hitchcockian thriller with a polished, restrained direction, Yann Gozlan’s new project had everything going for it—and then it sputtered. The filmmaker tangled himself in his own mysteries, failing to hook the audience. His ambitions were colossal: to craft a thriller that nods to Hitchcock as much as to David Lynch (several shots evoke Lost Highway), built around a labyrinthine plot that plays like a treasure hunt where the clues keep getting muddled. It could have been gripping, but the setup takes far too long, repeats itself, and resolves in clumsy fashion. And the initial aim—to astonish with a virtuoso twist—lands with a thud.
The piece frankly lacks subtlety, but fortunately, the form is far more interesting than the content. Purely in terms of direction, Yann Gozlan reaches new heights. Set in a dreamlike backdrop (a discreet crescent bay in southern France), and with exquisitely crafted framing and camera movement, the filmmaker captivates the eye and pleases fans of stunning imagery. In short, the film will still appeal to mystery lovers and admirers of beauty on screen.
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