Jean-Marc Barr

Jean Marc Barr has been known since the 80s. He became a star after playing the leading role in the film by Luc Besson “Blue Abyss” (nomination “best actor of the year” for the Cesar Award, 1989). In the year, Barr partnered with Vanessa Redgrave in Tennessee Williams’ London theatre production Orpheus Descends to Hell. A strong influence on the formation of Barr’s creative personality was his long-term cooperation with Lars von Trier (Europe, 1991, Breaking the Waves, 1996, Dancing in the Dark, more

Jean Marc Barr has been known since the 80s. He became a star after playing the leading role in the film by Luc Besson “Blue Abyss” (nomination “best actor of the year” for the Cesar Award, 1989). In the year, Barr partnered with Vanessa Redgrave in Tennessee Williams’ London theatre production Orpheus Descends to Hell. A strong influence on the formation of Barr’s creative personality was his long-term cooperation with Lars von Trier (Europe, 1991, Breaking the Waves, 1996, Dancing in the Dark, 2000). Barr's directorial debut, Lovers (1999), was filmed under the influence of Dogma 95 and was defined by the author as "a European English-language film for the world market." The film was the first part of the Trilogy of Freedom. With regular collaborator Pascal, Arnold Barr directed the following parts: Too Much Flesh and Enlightenment.