Barbara is
a 2017 French drama film directed by Mathieu Amalric. It was screened in the Un
Certain Regard section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival where it won The Poetry
of Cinema Award. The film was awarded Prix Jean Vigo 2017, the Prix Louis-Delluc
2017 and the Cesar for Best Actress for Jeanne Balibar.
Plot
Brigitte is
preparing for the role of the famous French singer Barbara. The actress
carefully studies the character, gestures, manners, and intonations. She learns
the music scores, mimics her facial expression, but, as Brigitte does and more
and more of it, she gradually merges with the character. The director is also
preparing to shoot the film: he studies archival footage and painstakingly
selects the music. He is inspired and even possessed—but with Barbara or with
her new incarnation?
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