Barbara

Barbara

2017 · 98 min · FR · 5.9 (106 votes)
Dir. Mathieu Amalric · Starring Jeanne Balibar, Mathieu Amalric, Vincent Peirani, Aurore Clément, Grégoire Colin, Fanny Imber
DramaMusic

An actress will play Barbara, the French singer. The shoot will soon start. The actress works on her character, her voice, the songs, scores, the gestures, knitting, scenes she has to learn, things are going okay, there's progress, development, she is even overwhelmed. The film director also works, through his encounters, through archives, music, he let's himself be submerged, overwhelmed like the actress, by the actress.

VIBE

A contemplative, artful dive into the creative process. It feels like wandering through a dream of music and memory, where the lines between artist, subject, and audience blur into a beautiful, melancholic haze.

melancholicintrospectivewistfulelegantslow-burnarthousecharacter studyFrench New Wave-adjacentartmemoryidentityperformance
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