Actress is a documentary about Brandy Burre, most known for her recurring role as Theresa D’Agostino on HBO's The Wire[1] as she attempts to return to her acting career after abandoning it to concentrate on raising a family.
[3] His use of “composed indie-film moments,” seen in the consciously lit, stage-like opening scene, slow motion shots, and collaboration with Burre, allowed her to become more than just a subject.
[4] Seeing her dismantling personal life told in present tense, Burre performs in roles as a mother and caregiver, as well as an actress pursuing a career, and a woman in romantic turmoil with her longtime partner and father of her children.
[7] It has been well-received critically, praised for blurring the line between fiction and non-fiction,[8] and has been called, "a story with universal appeal rendered in intimate flourishes,"[9] and, “beguiling, provocative and formally exciting.
[12] Boston Globe’s Peter Keough called Actress a film that "underscores the inextricability of real life and make-believe... combining artifice with cinema vérité," and "explores where the line between performance and genuine behavior meet and blur.