Undeniably, what distinguishes “Jane by Charlotte” from any number of filmic or literary excavations that exist on Birkin hinges on the unbreakable union between its subject and its storyteller.

| Mar 25, 2022

It leaves one wanting more, in the least satisfying way possible.

| Mar 24, 2022

Jane by Charlotte is meaningful in concept, but fleeting in its expression.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 18, 2022

Defiantly insular and lacking in context.

| Mar 17, 2022

For a muse such as Birkin, the act of being on camera is a bridge for her daughter to connect to her, one that Gainsbourg happily exploits.

| Mar 17, 2022

Clearly, Jane by Charlotte is not intended to be viewed as a traditional documentary, no matter how intimate. Which begs the question of what the film does intend to be.

| Original Score: C | Mar 17, 2022

Gainsbourg manages to peer inside her mothers life and lifestyle with an honesty that should make audiences nervous and envious at the same time, seeking answers we may want from our parents but are afraid of enough to be reluctant to ask.

| Original Score: B | Mar 16, 2022

The film neglects to find a conceptual framework for its prolonged consideration of Charlotte Gainsbourg’s eventual revelation: “I have always loved you, but it’s much clearer to me now.”

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 15, 2022

While Jane par Charlotte does little to provide an overview of Birkin's life, it in many ways provides deeper insight than any biopic could have every possibly achieved.

| Jul 12, 2021

Alas, "Jane by Charlotte" hardly qualifies as a movie. It's sloppy even by home-video standards, so casual/clumsy is Gainsbourg's shooting style.

| Jul 8, 2021

A tender and quite illuminating portrait of a mother-daughter relationship seen both within, and far away from, the public sphere of celebrity.

| Jul 8, 2021

This French-language documentary about the singer, actress and model Jane Birkin directed by her daughter, the singer, actress and model Charlotte Gainsbourg, is moving, unsentimental and gently provocative.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 8, 2021

Gently, smartly, Charlotte uses her mother's life to muse on mortality and the value of what we all amass, emotionally and physically.

| Jul 8, 2021