Barbara
| Release Date: TBA CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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3
Negative:
0
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90
The New York TimesGlenn KennyOct 11, 2018
It’s a film of scenes rather than of one unified narrative, but each scene is a showcase for the magnificent talents of Ms. Balibar, a multifaceted performer of spectacular magnetism and intelligence. Read full review
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Slant MagazineChuck BowenOct 8, 2018
In Barbara, the process of filmmaking is shown to be a nesting series of shells that allow one to be simultaneously freed and lost. Read full review
70
VarietyJay WeissbergMay 28, 2017
The movie lightly plumbs that dangerously unsettled space between performing and literally being the protagonist in a biopic. Read full review
70
Screen DailyDan FainaruMay 28, 2017
This is a loving tribute not only to the late Barbara (1930-97), the inimitable singing icon of the French chanson, but also to the star of this film, Jeanne Balibar, whose brilliant performance is boosted here by her uncanny physical resemblance to the late“Dame en noir”, as Barbara used to be called by her admirers. Read full review
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