Barberie Bichette, to her great annoyance called Barbie, may have once been beautiful, loved, a good mother to her children, a dependable colleague, a great lover – yes, maybe she was. But that was before she inevitably turned 55 (and soon even older!). Now, things are getting darker, sometimes violent, and often absurd. How is she supposed to handle herself, others, and life in general – now, as an older woman?
Ma vie, ma gueule
Sophie Fillières, Agathe and Adam Bonitzer
Born in 1964 in Paris, died in 2023 in Paris. Studied Film at La Fémis and was active as a screenwriter and director. Before her death, she asked her children, Agathe and Adam Bonitzer, to supervise the post-production of the film.
1991 DES FILLES ET DES CHIENS, Kurzfilm
1994 GRANDE PETITE, Spielfilm
2000 AÏE, Spielfilm
2005 GENTILLE, Spielfilm
2006 ANTOINE ET SIDONIE, Kurzfilm
NATHALIE MORETTI..., Kurzfilm
2009 UN CHAT UN CHAT, Spielfilm
2014 ARRETE OU JE CONTINUE, Spielfilm
2017 LA BELLE ET LA BELLE, Spielfilm
2024 MA VIE, MA GUEULE, Spielfilm HOF 2024
“When we learned, at the same time as our mother did, that she would not be able to finish her film she had just completed shooting, she asked us, her children – in agreement with her producer, Julie Salvador – to supervise post-production, starting with the editing alongside François Quiqueré, who was about to work with her for the first time. We therefore respected her wishes, setting off for the editing room almost a month after her passing, and the three of us found ourselves faced with the rushes of a film that we hadn’t made, although we did have notes and invaluable indications that we had collected at the hospital while talking to her about her film and her intentions.”
Agathe and Adam Bonitzer