Charlotte Rampling: The Look

Released Nov 4, 2011

1h 38m

Documentary

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19 Reviews

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100+ Ratings

Actress Charlotte Rampling explores topics of age, desire and death with friends, colleagues and artists, including novelist Paul Auster.

Stephanie Merry

Washington Post

Early inertia gives way to a revealing and enthralling portrait of the actress.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 2, 2012

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

Her chattiness here is unexpected and disarming, and if the film's overindulgent, it puts you in a forgiving mood. How often do we get to hear a lioness speak?

Rated: 3/4

Feb 2, 2012

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

A unique documentary portrait of one of cinema's most quietly enduring talents.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 15, 2011

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Felicia Feaster

Burnaway.org

A flawed but compelling documentary, Charlotte Rampling: The Look contemplates the fierce charms of this mystery-drenched icon.

Nov 3, 2018

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

This is only partially effective docu of life and times ofRampling, one of the most mesmerizing screen presences of the past four decades, failing to explian why and how she became such an icon.

Rated: C+

Feb 29, 2012

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Betsy Sherman

Boston Phoenix

Rampling's physical gifts, unimpeded by plastic surgery in their march through time, are matched by a keen mind and an unapologetic approach to life and work.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 31, 2012

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edmund p

http://letterboxd.com/film/charlotte-rampling-the-look/

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

An interesting and unique glimpse into the life of one of cinema's more unusual and elusive cinematic muses. What emerges is an oddly uneasy portrait of an aging artist.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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walter m

So while there are certainly worse ways to spend one's time than listening to Charlotte Rampling talk about her obsessions and her past movie roles(the clips being split between two ages, young and mature), it is sad to report "The Look," a documentary self-portrait, contains much more rambling than any actual insights, as she reports humbly that she was only originally cast in movies due to her beauty. Of course, considering the length of her career, talent must have and did have something to do with it, plus the way she chooses roles, aiming for the controversial ones.(Indirectly, this makes a case for actors being responsible for the movies they appear in.) One of the most is "The Night Porter" which this documentary finally answers my question as to what were they thinking, with it being an early film about the Holocaust, long before it had been commodified. And as far as "The Verdict" goes, I think Rampling was cast so David Mamet would have someone to work his unpleasant issues about women on.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

An understated and coy look at beauty and cinema.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Dull. Charlotte isn't particularly articulate, and her friends aren't much better.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

http://www.clevelandmovieblog.com/2012/02/charlotte-rampling-look-february-9th.html

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Angelina Maccarone

Director

Angelina Maccarone

Screenwriter

Michael Trabitzsch

Producer

Gerd Haag

Producer

Serge Lalou

Producer

Charlotte Uzu

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Synopsis

Actress Charlotte Rampling explores topics of age, desire and death with friends, colleagues and artists, including novelist Paul Auster.

Director: Angelina Maccarone
Producer: Michael Trabitzsch, Gerd Haag, Serge Lalou, Charlotte Uzu
Screenwriter: Angelina Maccarone
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: TAG/TRAUM Filmproduktion, Les Films d'ici
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 4, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.9K
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD

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