Art & Culture 52'

The enigmatic Charlotte Rampling

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 draws a dazzling portrait of her life and career.

Direction: Valérie Manns

Production : ZED for ARTE

Languages: French, English

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