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Jane by Charlotte

Jane par Charlotte

2021

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Documentary, Self: Jane Birkin, Charlotte Gainsbourg

6.4

273

Documentary Charlotte Gainsbourg looks at her mother, Jane Birkin, in a way she never did, overcoming a sense of reserve. Using a camera lens, they expose themselves to each other, begin to step back, leaving space for a mother-daughter relationship.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Jane Birkin’s daughter doodles a hazy sketch of her famous mom (...) If you want to know Birkin, search her lyrics"	NEU
United Kingdom	Jonathan Romney Screendaily	"A tender and quite illuminating portrait of a mother-daughter relationship seen both within, and far away from, the public sphere of celebrity."	POS
United States	Beatrice Loayza The New York Times	"The documentary is defiantly insular and lacking in context (...) This makes for an occasionally trivial experience, but one senses Gainsbourg doesn’t care"	NEG
United Kingdom	Ed Potton The Times	This documentary about the singer, actress and model Jane Birkin directed by her daughter, the singer, actress and model Charlotte Gainsbourg, is moving, unsentimental and gently provocative. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Clayton Dillard Slant	"[It] feels primarily tailored to portray Gainsbourg as a caring daughter who has finally made an effort to understand her mother’s fears, desires, and life. And in the process, it leaves Birkin at arm’s length from us (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Jason Gorber rogerebert.com	"While 'Jane par Charlotte' does little to provide an overview of Birkin’s life, it in many ways provides deeper insight than any biopic could have every possibly achieved"	POS
United States	Mark Peikert IndieWire	"We remain watchers, appreciative of but never truly understanding the magic of Jane Birkin."	NEU
United States	Jason Solomons The Wrap	"'Jane by Charlotte' is a sensitive, pretty, reflective and artful piece that attains intriguing levels of intimacy and emotion alongside moments of banality"	POS
United States	Christopher Schobert The Film Stage	"The stakes are low, drama minimal, structure formless. It makes for a viewing experience that is occasionally enjoyable and largely unengaging."	NEU
United States	Todd Gilchrist AV Club	"One of this film’s great virtues is its specificity (...) [It] offers so many beautiful, intimate moments of connection between [Gainsbourg] and Birkin"	POS
	Kaleem Aftab Cineuropa	"Gainsbourg shows promise as a director in a movie that’s trying to be bigger than just being one for the fans."	POS
	Kaleem Aftab Cineuropa	"Charlotte Gainsbourg makes a poignant personal essay about her mother (...) a movie that’s trying to be bigger than just being one for the fans."	POS

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