The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling

A hypnotic, intimate portrait that drifts between archive glamour and quiet melancholy, inviting you to study a fascinating, guarded presence.

Directed by

Valérie Manns

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Charlotte Rampling, Anna Fournier, François Angelier

Overview

Screen icon Charlotte Rampling has fascinated the world of cinema, fashion and photography with her mysterious and almost inaccessible beauty. A major figure in genre and auteur films, she is unclassifiable: between presence and absence, shyness and audacity, she's always hypnotic, magnetic and fascinating. From her film debut in the mid-1960s in England, to her unconventional career path, through the tragic loss suicide of her older sister that will irremediably mark her acting, this film is a dive into the existential quest of a complex actress, whose every facet is discovered through her roles. Through a conversation with the actress herself, along with personal archives and extracts from her films, this documentary raws a dazzling portrait of her life and career.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, eerie and warm. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, grief, art, celebrity

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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