Barbara
1981, French. Directed by Luk Gubbels & Wilfried Hoet & Armand De Hesselle.
Shot on 16mm film in the cinema-vérité style without a script, Barbara (1981) is a rare Flemish documentary profiling Barbara Henke, a Swedish fashion model living in Brussels. The camera closely follows her daily routine for several weeks, moving beyond the superficiality of the fashion industry to offer an intimate, philosophical portrait. Through long, sustained shots and atmospheric nighttime imagery, Henke speaks candidly about her career, fears, expectations, and personal views, transforming the film into a raw, unmanipulated observation of her true self.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 1 January 1981
- Country
- Belgium
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Barbara runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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Barbara isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1981. (Checked 30 October 2026.)
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Who directed Barbara?
Barbara (1981) was directed by Luk Gubbels and Wilfried Hoet and Armand De Hesselle and stars Barbara Werke.