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Barbara

2017

Mathieu Amalric

Jeanne Balibar, Mathieu Amalric, Vincent Peirani, Fanny Imber ...

5.6

518

Drama A director wants to make a biopic about the female singer Barbara. The director and the actress work together, closely.

	Author	Review
United States	Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"A self-reflexive and sometimes screamingly self-indulgent work that’s strictly for hardcore French viewers and festivals. And yet, it still manages to be fitfully compelling, thanks especially to Balibar and the real Barbara"	NEU
United States	Jay Weissberg Variety	"More interesting, and far more successful, is the way Amalric attempts to dissolve the borders between the real Barbara and Balibar’s Barbara (...) Unfortunately for 'Barbara', these ideas don’t go anywhere"	NEU
United States	Barbara Scharres rogerebert.com	"The narrative is fragmented and poorly defined in a way that betrays inexperience and disorganization on the part of the director. In fewer words, it’s a mess."	NEG
United Kingdom	Dan Fainaru Screendaily	"Barbara fans will love it, even if the rest may well wonder what is it all about"	NEU

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