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Barbara

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When a director sets out to make a film about popular French singer Barbara, both he and the actress who is to play her are overwhelmed by the project.

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Glenn Kenny New York Times 10/11/2018
Mr. Amalric plays Yves as a still-besotted fan of Barbara, and as a director he's a still-besotted fan of Ms. Balibar's. He is wise in his enthusiasms. Go to Full Review Chuck Bowen Slant Magazine 10/08/2018
3/4
In Barbara, the process of filmmaking is shown to be a nesting series of shells that allow one to be simultaneously freed and lost. Go to Full Review Guy Lodge Guardian 05/19/2017
3/5
An oddly alluring film that does a double backflip on hokey showbiz-bio convention: not an informative introduction to the singer by any means, but a suitably eccentric evocation of her creative essence. Go to Full Review Dustin Chang Floating World 02/13/2021
Amalric is an astute student of cinema. He is keenly aware of the medium and knows how to benefit from its possibilities but not in a showy way. His aimlessness is also his best asset. The film is rhythmic, fluid and free. One of the year's best. Go to Full Review Mikel Zorrilla Espinof 07/24/2019
Barbara deviates from what is expected from a conventional biopic, and its proposal includes several stimulating points with which, unfortunately, Amalric never manages to do anything worthwhile. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) 04/10/2018
An explosion of formats and textures, layers of narrative, aesthetic, like vital onion layers, in which everything is confused and nothing is incomprehensible. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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David B 02/05/2023 Very interesting and unique approach to a biopic that explores the singer but still maintains the mystery surrounding her. See more 06/28/2018 Just you ggiihoyktjkkko See more 11/28/2017 Incoherent and erratic...singing was great, the rest was boring and tiresome. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Mathieu Amalric

Director

Jeanne Balibar

Brigitte

Mathieu Amalric

Yves Zand

Vincent Peirani

Roland Romanelli

Aurore Clément

Esther

Grégoire Colin

Charley Marouani

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Movie Info

Synopsis When a director sets out to make a film about popular French singer Barbara, both he and the actress who is to play her are overwhelmed by the project.
Director
Mathieu Amalric
Producer
Patrick Godeau
Screenwriter
Mathieu Amalric, Philippe Di Folco
Production Co
Waiting For Cinema, Gaumont, France 2 Cinéma, Alicéléo
Genre
Biography, Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 12, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2018
Runtime
1h 38m
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