When a neighbor entered her into a talent search contest for the next Joan of Arc for the 1957 film Saint Joan, she won $150,000 but was panned by critics. Her director gave her another chance by giving her a role in his next film, but that performance also received horrendous reviews. When her reviews from her third film attempt didn't come back at all favorable, Seberg decided to pursue the experimental film going on in France. This lead her to Jean-Luc Godard and a starring role in Breathless. Not only did this film become an international success and go down in history as the best French New Wave film of the sixties, but Seberg was hailed as the best actress in Europe during this era.
Her life ended in heartbreaking tragedy, but her tenacity is encouraging. She didn't allow American film critics to keep her from pursuing her dream. She recognized what was not working and made a change. She went where she could flourish. So often people continue to hammer away in the same location, in the same way and with the same tools. Without attacking a different angle, nothing can change. Seberg knew this and dived into a new route that opened her up to an entirely new world.
Attempting to see change through the eyes of Jean Seberg...
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