Charlotte Rampling: The Look (2011)

A documentary on actress Charlotte Rampling featuring her in conversation with artists, friends and collaborators. Directed by the German film maker Anngelina Maccarone. If you're not a fan of Charlotte Rampling, it's highly unlikely that this film will appeal to you. If you are a fan of the actress, this gives us a fascinating glimpse of the woman and the actress. Never afraid to take on challenges in both her personal and professional life, she discusses film making, societal and cinematic taboos, love, death, personal demons, her relationships with the lens (as an actress and a subject) and Pauline Kael (not favorably) among many other subjects. At times, the movie has the feeling of a vanity project (although the film was not instigated by her) but she's a complex and unique woman and actress and I was fascinated throughout. Clips from THE NIGHT PORTER, THE DAMNED, THE VERDICT, THE SWIMMING POOL, GEORGY GIRL, UNDER THE SAND and STARDUST MEMORIES are peppered throughout. With Paul Auster and Juergen Teller.