Actress

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Actress

Released Nov 7, 2014

1h 26m

Drama

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29 Reviews

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100+ Ratings

Actress Brandy Burre gave up a recurring role on a TV series to start a family. Years later, her domestic life crumbles when she tries to reclaim her former career.

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Steadfastly holding the viewer's interest even as it skirts the edges of documentary cinema, Actress is a demanding watch that rewards the effort.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

At one point her agent tells her she needs a demo reel to get work in LA; watching her drop tears for the camera as her home life disintegrates, I had to wonder whether this was it.

Feb 26, 2015

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Peter Keough

Boston Globe

Combining artifice with vérité documentary style, [Greene] underscores the inextricability of real life and make-believe, of genuine behavior and self-conscious performance.

Feb 5, 2015

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Guy Lodge

Variety

Robert Greene's extraordinary collaboration with actress Brandy Burre is a playful, provocative examination of self-performance.

Nov 14, 2014

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Actress’ judiciously selected boldness rejects tepid mediocrity, for which I loved it.

Jan 25, 2023

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C.J. Prince

Way Too Indie

Greene's experimental approach, along with the haunting beauty of his film's star, makes for a fascinating look into the artifice inherent in documentary filmmaking and our own lives.

Jun 20, 2019

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Steve Erickson

Nashville Scene

Robert Greene's past two documentaries - Kati with an "i", Fake It So Real - were impressive, but they didn't prepare one for the leap he's made with Actress, which opens Friday at The Belcourt.

Mar 1, 2019

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Tedious slow motion scenes of zero interest permeate this meandering and mundane peek at a mother's struggle to return to acting. Only an interesting fictional script could have saved this film from itself.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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I tried to follow along with plight of the film's heroine but I just could not relate to it. Certain elements of Ms. Burre's personal life were still a mystery to me by the end of the movie. It's kind of an exercise in vanity and self-absorption. Pass.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Honest portrait of motherhood, partnership, and the challenges of maintaining one's identity while participating in both.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Susan Bedusa

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Douglas Tirola

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Synopsis

Actress Brandy Burre gave up a recurring role on a TV series to start a family. Years later, her domestic life crumbles when she tries to reclaim her former career.

Director: Robert Greene
Producer: Susan Bedusa, Robert Greene, Douglas Tirola
Distributor: Cinema Guild
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 7, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 14, 2015
Runtime: 1h 26m

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