The annual Sydney Film Festival just released its 2025 program, which includes Jodie Foster’s new movie, Vie privée.

The marketing shot makes the index file look mysterious and slightly sinister. There’s bound to be some secrets within.

Chris Aldrich has noticed the index card boxes (Zettelkästen, perhaps) in the background to the 2005 movie Wedding Crashers. As a result I’ve been particularly alert for index cards in movies. Can’t help myself.

The actor Jodie Foster wearing a dark coat is standing in front of a wall of small wooden index file drawers. She gazes behind her as she opens a drawer.