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Barbara

2017-09-06 · 98 min · ★ 5.9

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.

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Directors
Mathieu Amalric
Production companies
Waiting for Cinéma, Gaumont, France 2 Cinéma, Alicéléo
Countries
France
Status
Released

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Jeanne BalibarJeanne BalibarBrigitte / Barbara
Mathieu AmalricMathieu AmalricYves Zand
Vincent PeiraniRoland Romanelli
Aurore ClémentAurore ClémentEsther, la mère de Barbara
Grégoire ColinGrégoire ColinCharley Marouani
Fanny ImberMarie Chaix, l'assistante
Pierre MichonJacques Tournier (âgé)
Stéphane RogerLe producteur
Marie DesgrangesMarie DesgrangesLa phoniatre
Erwan RibardErwan RibardMonsieur Victor
Pierre LéonPierre LéonJacques Tournier (jeune)
Lisa Ray-JacobsLisa Ray-JacobsL'agent de Brigitte
Lionel SorceL'accessoiriste
Marc BodnarMarc BodnarPeter, le chauffeur
Antoine SimonyAntoine SimonyLe contrebassiste
Dominique MahutMahut

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