Synopsis
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.
Cast
Jeanne Balibar
Brigitte / Barbara
Mathieu Amalric
Yves Zand
Vincent Peirani
Roland Romanelli
Aurore Clément
Esther, la mère de Barbara
Grégoire Colin
Charley Marouani
Fanny Imber
Marie Chaix, l'assistante
Pierre Michon
Jacques Tournier (âgé)
Stéphane Roger
Le producteur
Marie Desgranges
La phoniatre
Erwan Ribard
Monsieur Victor
Pierre Léon
Jacques Tournier (jeune)
Lisa Ray-Jacobs
L'agent de Brigitte
Lionel Sorce
L'accessoiriste
Marc Bodnar
Peter, le chauffeur
Antoine Simony
Le contrebassiste
Dominique Mahut
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