In the animated biopic “Charlotte” about the German Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon, the film’s most telling moment may be its last. Concluding with an audible image of a Nazi gathering on the French Riviera, directors Éric Warin and Tahir Rana come closest to capturing Salomon’s short life, with tensions between creative and nihilistic. Actress Keira …
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Actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg’s (“Antichrist”) directorial debut “Jane by Charlotte” is a convoluted and elusive documentary portrait of Gainsbourg’s mother, Jane Birkin. An “It” girl of the 1960s and 70s, Birkin is known for starring in risqué art films (like “”).Burst”) and for her romance with Serge Gainsbourg, with whom she collaborated on a …
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BOSTON — The carnival ride known as the LaMelo Ball was slowing to a merciful crawl with 7.3 seconds left when a teammate said Wednesday it was painfully close to his fourth career triple-double. It’s the hyperactive power that powers the Charlotte Hornets, and as soon as Ball finds out he needs another rebound — …
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