“Brad Pitt – The Revenge of a Blond”, a documentary dedicated to the Hollywood star, is broadcast this Sunday evening on Arte. A film, available online for several weeks, which stands out for the richness of its archives.
Recently returned to the top of the news with the feature film Bullet Train, the American actor Brad Pitt is honored by Arte this Sunday evening with the broadcast, at 11 p.m., of an exciting documentary. Entitled Brad Pitt – The Revenge of a Blond, it will be available on Arte.tv until November 14.
Directed by Thibaut Sève and Adrien Dénouette, a duo to whom we also owe the very good documentary Jim Carrey, America Unmasked, the film chronologically unfolds the career of Brad Pitt. The opportunity for the viewer to rediscover the key stages of his journey, which are the feature films Thelma and Louise, Seven or even Fight Club.
Based on an impressive filmography, Brad Pitt – The Revenge of a Blond looks back on the unexpected trajectory of a cinephile and audacious actor, who managed to free himself from the shackles of glamour. An actor who, during his thirty-year career, has never ceased to break his archetypal image of sex symbol, to try to overcome the “curse” of an oh so advantageous physique.
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Particularly generous in archive images, the documentary, if it does not contain startling revelations, nevertheless offers, in 52 minutes which pass like a gust of wind, a rather fascinating portrait of Brad Pitt. That of a talented star who has sacrificed everything to his art, of an actor at ease in all registers, capable of showing great self-mockery. And also able to turn out to be a sharp businessman by creating his own production company to support more modest projects and escape a sometimes too blinding light.
The documentary, dotted with interviews with great figures who have collaborated with Brad Pitt (Tarantino, David Fincher…), finally does not omit to evoke the darkest side of the star, plagued by alcoholism. for many years. And succeeds, in the end, to bring out the part of loneliness behind the public man adored by millions of fans.
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