From the Journals of Jean Seberg

Audience Score
58
From the Journals of Jean Seberg
NR 1 hr 37 minDocumentary
Mark Rappaports creative biopic about actress Jean Seberg is presented in a firstperson autobiographical format He seamlessly interweaves cinema politics American society and culture and film theory to inform entertain and move the viewer Sebergs 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 reexamine their ideas about women in film with this thoughtprovoking picture
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