From the Journals of Jean Seberg (1995)

Mark Rappaport's creative bio-pic about actress Jean Seberg is presented in a first-person, autobiographical format (with Seberg played by Mary Beth Hurt). He seamlessly interweaves cinema,... See full summary »

Director:

Mark Rappaport

Writer:

Mark Rappaport

Stars:

Mary Beth Hurt, Jean Seberg

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mary Beth Hurt	...	Jean Seberg
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean Seberg	...	Various (archive footage)

Storyline

Mark Rappaport's creative bio-pic about actress Jean Seberg is presented in a first-person, autobiographical format (with Seberg played by Mary Beth Hurt). He seamlessly interweaves cinema, politics, American society and culture, and film theory to inform, entertain, and move the viewer. Seberg's many marriages, as well as her film roles, are discussed extensively. Her involvement with the Black Panther Movement and subsequent investigation by the FBI is covered. Notably, details of French New Wave cinema, Russian Expressionist (silent) films, and the careers of Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, and Clint Eastwood are also intensively examined. Much of the film is based on conjecture, but Rappaport encourages viewers to re-examine their ideas about women in film with this thought-provoking picture.

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Plot Keywords:

fbi | black panthers | actress | politics | marriage | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Details

Official Sites:

Planet Pictures

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aus den Tagebüchern der Jean Seberg

Company Credits

Production Co:

Couch Potatoe Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Mary Beth Hurt auditioned for the role of Jean Seberg, she shocked the filmmakers by revealing that not only was she born in the same town as Seberg (Marshalltown, Iowa), their families were neighbors who knew each other.

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Connections

Features The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

User Reviews

Historical Revisionism for the Bolster of Feminism

Director Mark Rappaport does for the life of Jean Seberg what Oliver Stone did for the JFK assassination. He takes a little bit of fact, mixes it with a lot of speculation, and then spins it the way he wants the viewers to see it.

FROM THE JOURNALS OF JEAN SEBERG is politically correct historical revisionism to bolster the feminist dogma that a patriarchal culture is the root of all evil. At point is the notion that the film-making industry, long thought a bastion of liberalism, is not only a participant in the subjugation of women, but also a conduit to it.

We are to believe the Ms. Seberg was not responsible for any of the decisions she made in life, they were all the fault of the men in her life. She was a martyr. Yet at the same time we are to see her as an icon of feminism -- the first modern woman on the silver screen. A real life "Joan of Arc."

And the real story behind the real Jean Seberg? Sadly, you will not find it here.