Jane by Charlotte
Jour2Fête | Release Date: March 18, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
TheWrapKatie WalshMar 17, 2022
It’s a profound love letter from daughter to mother, an expression of a desire to remain close to her, and in fact, a love letter to all mother-daughter relationships that persist in spite of and because of all the flaws, foibles, and fallibility that comes with being human. Read full review
80
TheWrapJason SolomonsMar 15, 2022
Jane by Charlotte is a sensitive, pretty, reflective and artful piece that attains intriguing levels of intimacy and emotion alongside moments of banality. Read full review
76
Paste MagazineNatalia KeoganMar 17, 2022
It might not be a broadly relatable piece of cinema, but its commitment to one family’s healing across matriarchal lines is wholesome and inspiring—though overwhelmingly one-note. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubTodd GilchristMar 15, 2022
Whether or not the film necessarily works as a narrative feature, Gainsbourg manages to peer inside her mother’s life and lifestyle with an honesty that should make audiences nervous and envious at the same time, seeking answers we may want from our parents but are afraid of enough to be reluctant to ask. Read full review
70
SlashfilmLex BriscusoMar 20, 2022
The point of this documentary is not to dig into Birkin's life and oeuvre, the point is the discovery of a mother. Read full review
70
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyMar 15, 2022
This small, engaging film doesn’t offer much in the way of introduction to Birkin for non-initiates - there’s nothing about her acting career, for example. But for the devoted audience of a star who can – for once – genuinely be called an icon, the film offers a tender and quite illuminating portrait of a mother-daughter relationship seen both within, and far away from, the public sphere of celebrity. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarMar 25, 2022
No one else could have elicited these responses from the songstress other than her own daughter, and for that this is a worthy, if historically vague, effort. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comNick AllenMar 18, 2022
They’ve shared home movies previously, but this documentary—meaningful in concept, but fleeting in its expression—puts them in close-up, with Gainsbourg behind the camera in her debut. Read full review
50
IndieWireMark PeikertMar 17, 2022
As they bond and converse, their conversations take on a closed aspect, never inviting us in to their increasingly close relationship. We remain watchers, appreciative of but never truly understanding the magic of Jane Birkin. Read full review
50
The Film StageChristopher SchobertMar 16, 2022
The stakes are low, drama minimal, structure formless. It makes for a viewing experience that is occasionally enjoyable and largely unengaging. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineClayton DillardMar 15, 2022
The film neglects to find a conceptual framework for its prolonged consideration of Charlotte Gainsbourg’s eventual revelation: “I have always loved you, but it’s much clearer to me now.” Read full review
40
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaMar 17, 2022
Clearly a pet project for Gainsbourg (whose own electronic pop songs feature prominently in the soundtrack, clashing against her mother’s classic tunes), the documentary is defiantly insular and lacking in context. Read full review
40
VarietyPeter DebrugeMar 15, 2022
Gainsbourg doesn’t cram the film with all that much material, and spares her mom the embarrassment of showing her personal clutter. She essentially goes easy on Birkin, asking intimate questions but settling for shallow answers. Read full review
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