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Seberg

  • 20192019
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  • 1h 42m
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Kristen Stewart in Seberg (2019)
Seberg is inspired by true events about the French New Wave darling and Breathless star, Jean Seberg (Kristen Stewart), who in the late 1960s was targeted by the FBI because of her support of the civil rights movement and romantic involvement with Hakim Jamal (Anthony Mackie), among others. In Benedict Andrews’ noir-ish thriller, Seberg’s life and career are destroyed by Hoover’s overreaching surveillance and harassment in an effort to suppress and discredit Seberg’s activism.
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Inspired by real events in the life of French New Wave icon Jean Seberg. In the late 1960s, Hoover's FBI targeted her because of her political and romantic involvement with civil rights acti... Read allInspired by real events in the life of French New Wave icon Jean Seberg. In the late 1960s, Hoover's FBI targeted her because of her political and romantic involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal.Inspired by real events in the life of French New Wave icon Jean Seberg. In the late 1960s, Hoover's FBI targeted her because of her political and romantic involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal.
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  • Director
    • Benedict Andrews
  • Writers
    • Joe Shrapnel
    • Anna Waterhouse
  • Stars
    • Kristen Stewart
    • Yvan Attal
    • Gabriel Sky
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  • Director
    • Benedict Andrews
  • Writers
    • Joe Shrapnel
    • Anna Waterhouse
  • Stars
    • Kristen Stewart
    • Yvan Attal
    • Gabriel Sky
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    • 103User reviews
    • 115Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations

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    Kristen Stewart
    Kristen Stewart
    • Jean Sebergas Jean Seberg
    Yvan Attal
    Yvan Attal
    • Romain Garyas Romain Gary
    Gabriel Sky
    Gabriel Sky
    • Diego Garyas Diego Gary
    Jack O'Connell
    Jack O'Connell
    • Jack Solomonas Jack Solomon
    Margaret Qualley
    Margaret Qualley
    • Linette Solomonas Linette Solomon
    Colm Meaney
    Colm Meaney
    • Frank Ellroyas Frank Ellroy
    Vince Vaughn
    Vince Vaughn
    • Carl Kowalskias Carl Kowalski
    Stephen Root
    Stephen Root
    • Walt Breckmanas Walt Breckman
    Anthony Mackie
    Anthony Mackie
    • Hakim Jamalas Hakim Jamal
    Victoria Barabas
    Victoria Barabas
    • Air Hostessas Air Hostess
    Sean Bolger
    Sean Bolger
    • LAX Reporter 1as LAX Reporter 1
    Ben Kliewer
    Ben Kliewer
    • LAX Reporter 2as LAX Reporter 2
    Brian Michael Jones
    Brian Michael Jones
    • LAX Reporter 3as LAX Reporter 3
    Celeste Pechous
    Celeste Pechous
    • Betsy Ellroyas Betsy Ellroy
    Laura Campbell
    Laura Campbell
    • Mary Kowalskias Mary Kowalski
    Jade Pettyjohn
    Jade Pettyjohn
    • Jenny Kowalskias Jenny Kowalski
    Misha Gonz-Cirkl
    Misha Gonz-Cirkl
    • LA Seberg Maid (Eugenia)as LA Seberg Maid (Eugenia)
    Zazie Beetz
    Zazie Beetz
    • Dorothy Jamalas Dorothy Jamal
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      • Benedict Andrews
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      • Joe Shrapnel
      • Anna Waterhouse
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    • Trivia
      Inside L.A.'s Iconic Byrdview House was used as her glass and poolside home. Several films have been shot here- as well as tv's Moonlight and Californication.
    • Goofs
      Although the characters are shown inside a 747, they deplane from the forward door of an aircraft that is clearly not a 747, as the nose of a 747 has a distinctive "hump."
    • Quotes

      Jean Seberg: This country is at war with itself.

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Failed Oscar Bait Movies of 2019 (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Call Me and I Will Be Happy
      Written by Paul Trefzger

      Performed by The Teardrops

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    Top review
    6/10
    breathless
    Greetings again from the darkness. "Who is Jean Seberg?" A reporter asks the question to her, just before the movie star's agent escorts him away as she prepares for publicity shots on PAINT YOUR WAGON, the outlandish 1969 musical-comedy in which she co-starred with Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin. It's also a question we expect a film entitled SEBERG to answer, though it never really does. Oh sure, we get the basics: small town girl (Marshalltown, Iowa), Hollywood starlet, activist, target of FBI, and tragic ending. Unwisely, the film tries to cram in too many other pieces of a puzzle - a puzzle plenty interesting on its own.

    Kristen Stewart stars as Jean Seberg, the breakout star of the French New Wave Cinema in Jean-Luc Godard's BREATHLESS (1960). Ms. Stewart brings much more than a short haircut to the role. It's not a stretch to imagine Ms. Stewart has experienced some of the downside to fame that Ms. Seberg experienced during her career, so it's no surprise that the moments of torment and frustration and anxiety are the film's best. Even as a teenager in Iowa, Ms. Seberg showed signs of an activist-in-development. She ran off to Hollywood and was discovered by director Otto Preminger and cast in the lead role for his SAINT JOAN (1957). Seberg actually suffered severe burns during the filming of a key scene - one which is reenacted by Stewart for this film.

    Director Benedict Andrews working with a script from Joe Shrapnel (grandson of actress Deborah Kerr) and Anna Waterhouse (they also co-wrote THE AFTERMATH and RACE), focuses mostly on the period of 1968-1971. We see Seberg's first encounter with Hakim Abdullah Jamal (Anthony Mackie) on a commercial flight, and her follow-up pose with the Black Panthers for a publicity shot on the tarmac. This kicks off an FBI investigation, as well as an affair between Seberg (married to novelist and filmmaker Romain Gary, played by Yvan Attal) and Jamal (married to Dorothy, played by Zazie Beetz). We see how Seberg landed on Hoover's FBI watch list, and how she was sincerely trying to help what she saw as a worthy cause.

    We watch the FBI meticulously build a file on Seberg, albeit illegally under the COINTELPRO (counter-intelligence program) program. Surveillance was used to work towards their goal of running a smear campaign against Seberg due to her support of the Black Panther Party. Jack O'Connell plays FBI Agent Jack Solomon, and Vince Vaughan plays his partner Carl Kowalski. Family dinner time at the Kowalski home is anything but leisurely fun, and it's an unnecessary scene meant to contrast Kowalski's character with that of Solomon. It's here where the film falters. An inordinate amount of time is spent on Agent Solomon and his conscience and his med-student wife Linette (a sinfully underutilized Margaret Qualley).

    The film would have been best served by focusing on either Seberg or Solomon. The two stories dilute the effectiveness, and beyond that, the Black Panther story line fades, as does the whole celebrity-as-an-activist subplot. Instead, Seberg's breakdown and Solomon's second thoughts share center-stage. The film does succeed in exposing the extremes Hoover's organization would go to in order to discredit someone whose beliefs might not have meshed with what was deemed proper for the times. What happened to Seberg was a tragedy, and according to Mr. Gary, led to the loss of her career and eventually to her death.

    The film bounces from Paris to Los Angeles, and the set decorations and costumes are picture perfect for the era. There are actual Black Panther clips shown, and Ms. Stewart also reenacts a scene from BREATHLESS. Regardless of the script and story issues, Kristen Stewart delivers a terrific performance as Jean Seberg, and keeps our attention the entire time. We like her and feel for her as she slips. The real Ms. Seberg was found dead in a car at age 40, and suicide was suspected, though mystery still surrounds her death to this day. Lastly, just a piece of free advice ... if you are looking to do good things in life, having a marital affair is rarely the right first step.
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    FAQ1

    • When FBI agent Kowalski (Vince Vaughn) composes his destructive letter to gossip column, citing Hakim Jamal as the father of Seberg's unborn child, he signs it "Sol". When he's asked why he chose the name Sol, he says, simply, it's an inside joke. Does anyone know what the joke is?

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    • Release date
      • December 13, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Against All Enemies
    • Filming locations
      • Ontario International Airport - 2900 E. Airport Drive, Ontario, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Phreaker Films
      • Bradley Pilz Productions
      • Automatik Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $434,702
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $47,180
      • Feb 23, 2020
    • Gross worldwide
      • $655,178
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Auro 11.1
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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