Rotten
Backstage doesn't really tell us much about the world of rock musicians, or the mental workings of their scariest fans.
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Overview
An adolescent groupie zeroes in on her Blondie-like idol after the singer chances to cross her orbit on a publicity tour. Gradually their lives intertwine as, with near-operatic intensity, the film delves into the emotional dependency on both sides of celebrity culture.
Director and cast
- Emmanuelle Bercot Director
- Emmanuelle Seigner as Lauren Marks
- Isild Le Besco as Lucie
- Samuel Benchetrit as Daniel
- Noémie Lvovsky as Juliette
- Mar Sodupe as Nanou
- Édith Le Merdy as Marie-Line, Lucie's mother
- Jean-Paul Walle Wa Wana as Jean-Claude, the bodyguard
- Valéry Zeitoun as Seymour
- Alain Berlioux as L'amant de Lauren
- Aurore Auteuil Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
71%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Backstage reveals a tender, creepy transaction between idol and idolator.
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
From that very first scene, which plays like a berserk fantasy erupting into the movie's 'reality,' I found Backstage almost impossible to believe.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
A complex psychological thriller that serves as a modern-day, darker variation on All About Eve.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
An enjoyably overwrought meditation on the consequences of celebrity and the vicissitudes of fandom.
Jessica Grose, L.A. Weekly
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