Appearances

Appearances (Les Apparences, 2020) is a French-Belgian thriller by Marc Fitoussi you can watch online on iFILM. The setting is Vienna's well-heeled French expat circle, where image is everything. Ève works at the French Institute, her husband Henri conducts the Vienna Opera orchestra, and from the outside their marriage looks flawless.

Then Ève (Karine Viard) finds out Henri has been sleeping with their son's teacher. She doesn't make a scene. She takes revenge instead, falling into an affair with Jonas, a polished young Austrian who seems too good to be real. He is. One reckless choice pulls her into a downward spiral that no amount of poise can undo.

Fitoussi keeps the tension domestic and quiet, building dread out of reputation rather than violence. Viard carries it on small gestures — the steady smile up front, the panic underneath. Good pick if you like European thrillers where the danger grows out of keeping up the perfect picture. Stream Appearances (2020) online on iFILM.