The read
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Mark Rappaport's creative bio-pic about actress Jean Seberg is presented in a first-person, autobiographical format. He seamlessly interweaves cinema, politics, American society and culture, and film theory to inform, entertain, and move the viewer. Seberg's many marriages, as well as her film roles, are discussed extensively. Her involvement with the Black Panther Movement and subsequent investigation by the FBI is covered. Notably, details of French New Wave cinema, Russian Expressionist (silent) films, and the careers of Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, and Clint Eastwood are also intensively examined. Much of the film is based on conjecture, but Rappaport encourages viewers to re-examine their ideas about women in film with this thought-provoking picture.
Ratings
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark RappaportDirector
- Mark RappaportWriter
Cast
- Jean SebergSelf (archive footage)
- Mary Beth HurtJean Seberg