BARBARA

By Mathieu AMALRIC

CANAL+ - as BROAD

Biography - Completed 2016

In his new feature film Mathieu Amalric pays tribute to the unforgettable singer of L’Aigle Noir, Göttingen, Ma Plus Belle Histoire d’Amour (and so many others), through the character of Brigitte played by Jeanne Balibar.

Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Cannes 2017
Un Certain Regard Prize for the Best Poetic Narrative
    • Year of production
    • 2016
    • Genres
    • Biography, Drama
    • Countries
    • FRANCE
    • Languages
    • FRENCH
    • Duration
    • 94 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Mathieu AMALRIC
    • Producer(s)
    • Patrick GODEAU (Waiting For Cinema )
    • Synopsis
    • An actress, Brigitte, is playing Barbara in a film that soon begins shooting.
      Brigitte works on her character, her voice, the songs and scores, the imitation of her gestures, her knitting, the lines to learn. Things move along. The character grows inside her. Invades her, even…
      Yves, the director, is also working — via encounters, archival footage, the music. He seems inhabited and inspired by her… But by whom? The actress or Barbara?