Barbara
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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Jeanne Balibar
Brigitte / Barbara
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight
Les Misérables
Mathieu Amalric
Yves Zand
Known for
Quantum of Solace
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Vincent Peirani
Roland Romanelli
Also in
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Aurore Clément
Esther, la mère de Barbara
Known for
Paris, Texas
Maigret
Grégoire Colin
Charley Marouani
Known for
MobLand
Women at War
Fanny Imber
Marie Chaix, l'assistante
Pierre Michon
Jacques Tournier (âgé)
No other roles listed
Stéphane Roger
Le producteur
Known for
On a Magical Night
Non-Fiction
Marie Desgranges
La phoniatre
Also in
Safe Conduct
Sole mio
Erwan Ribard
Monsieur Victor
Known for
The Vourdalak
Hold Me Tight
Pierre Léon
Jacques Tournier (jeune)
Known for
Mrs. Hyde
House of Pleasures
Lisa Ray-Jacobs
L'agent de Brigitte
Also in
Hitman
Genius
Mathieu Amalric Director · Philippe Di Folco Screenplay Christophe Beaucarne Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.9M · First release May 18, 2017 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,900,000
Production
Waiting for Cinéma
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Alicéléo
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · May 18, 2017
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · September 6, 2017
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
November 10, 2017 · Limited theatrical
Germany
November 21, 2022 · TV · ARTE
Greece
April 8, 2018 · Theatrical
Indonesia
May 7, 2018 · Premiere · Europe on Screen
Japan
November 16, 2018 · Digital
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