Jane by Charlotte

Released Mar 18, 2022

1 hr. 26 min.

Documentary

Biography

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In creating a documentary portrait of a parent, as actor Charlotte Gainsbourg does in her directorial debut, one could overly flatter the subject or iron out the tough creases. Gainsbourg avoids these traps in her film about her legendary mother, the singer and actress Jane Birkin. Consisting of several intimate conversations between parent and child, as well as footage of Birkin performing onstage, the result is a spare, loving window into the emotional lives of two women as they talk about subject matter that ranges from the delightful to the difficult: aging, dying, insomnia, celebrity, and their differing memories of their shared past, which includes Charlotte's father and Jane's husband, Serge Gainsbourg. Jane by Charlotte is an unexpected, imaginatively visualized work that affords intimate access to someone whom many of us only think we know.

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Intimate in its approach yet often less than engaging, Jane by Charlotte is a documentary whose insights are most meaningful to the people onscreen.

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heather c

I saw this intimate documentary of Jane Birkin by her daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg at the NYFF in October 2021. It wasn't groundbreaking but I enjoyed learning more about this iconic French family. One highlight was seeing inside Serge Gainsbourg's house in Paris which Charlotte is turning into a museum.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Jo Attal

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Carlos Aguilar

Los Angeles Times

Undeniably, what distinguishes “Jane by Charlotte” from any number of filmic or literary excavations that exist on Birkin hinges on the unbreakable union between its subject and its storyteller.

Mar 25, 2022

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

It leaves one wanting more, in the least satisfying way possible.

Mar 24, 2022

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

Jane by Charlotte is meaningful in concept, but fleeting in its expression.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 18, 2022

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

A deeply personal exploration of family and grief as Charlotte comes to terms with the mystical connection she shares with her mother.

Feb 13, 2024

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

A love letter to mothers and daughters everywhere, the film encourages us to look at our loved ones with both admiration as well as compassion. After all, were just human. Even our mothers.

Rated: 2.5/5

Apr 27, 2022

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Wade Major

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

My only wish is that Charlotte had not directed this herself... We might have gotten an even more profound look at the things all these conversations raises.

Apr 19, 2022

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Synopsis

In creating a documentary portrait of a parent, as actor Charlotte Gainsbourg does in her directorial debut, one could overly flatter the subject or iron out the tough creases. Gainsbourg avoids these traps in her film about her legendary mother, the singer and actress Jane Birkin. Consisting of several intimate conversations between parent and child, as well as footage of Birkin performing onstage, the result is a spare, loving window into the emotional lives of two women as they talk about subject matter that ranges from the delightful to the difficult: aging, dying, insomnia, celebrity, and their differing memories of their shared past, which includes Charlotte's father and Jane's husband, Serge Gainsbourg. Jane by Charlotte is an unexpected, imaginatively visualized work that affords intimate access to someone whom many of us only think we know.

Director: Charlotte Gainsbourg
Screenwriter: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charlotte Gainsbourg
Distributor: Utopia
Production Co: Nolita Cinema, Jour2Fête , Deadly Valentine
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 18, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 6, 2022

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