Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Metacritic68/100
106 audience votes
Key crew
- Mathieu AmalricDirector
- Mathieu AmalricScreenplay
- Philippe Di FolcoScreenplay
Cast
- Jeanne BalibarBrigitte / Barbara
- Mathieu AmalricYves Zand
- Vincent PeiraniRoland Romanelli
- Aurore ClémentEsther, la mère de Barbara
- Grégoire ColinCharley Marouani
- Fanny ImberMarie Chaix, l'assistante
- Pierre MichonJacques Tournier (âgé)
- Stéphane RogerLe producteur
- Marie DesgrangesLa phoniatre
- Erwan RibardMonsieur Victor
- Pierre LéonJacques Tournier (jeune)
- Lisa Ray-JacobsL'agent de Brigitte