Barbara

Sep 6 2017 Not Rated 1h 38m
Biography, Drama, Music

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.

Plot

An actress, Brigitte, is playing Barbara in a film that soon begins shooting. Brigitte works on her character, her voice, the songs and scores, the imitation of her gestures, her knitting, the lines to learn. Things move along. The character grows inside her. Invades her, even...Yves, the director, is also working - via encounters, archival footage, the music. He seems inhabited and inspired by her - But by whom? The actress or Barbara?

Written by

Mathieu Amalric, Philippe Di Folco, Renaud Legrand

Directed by

Mathieu Amalric

Cast

Jeanne Balibar, Mathieu Amalric, Vincent Peirani

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Alicéléo, France 2 Cinéma, Gaumont, Waiting for Cinéma

Languages

English, Français

Awards

7 wins & 13 nominations

Trailers
Barbara (2017) - Trailer (English Subs)
Scores
# of Votes
1,233
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
68
Popularity
NA