Barthes was born in France and was raised in South America and the Middle East.

[1] She moved to New York in 2001 to attend the Columbia University School of the Arts and also studied international relations, earning her degree in 2003.

[6] It was released in August 2009, and starred Paul Giamatti as a fictionalized version of himself who decides to have his soul removed.

[1] At the 25th Independent Spirit Awards, held in 2010, Barthes was nominated for the Best First Screenplay for Cold Souls.

[8] Barthes' second feature is Madame Bovary, an adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's novel of the same name to be released in 2014.