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Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
Directed by
Varda Bar-Kar
Not Rated
2025
1h 54m
Biography
,
Documentary
,
and more
7.8
100%
Rent for $5.99
Janis Ian ("At Seventeen," "Society's Child," "Stars") tells her remarkable life story-with Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Jean Smart, and others.
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Cast of Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
Janis Ian
Self
Joan Baez
Self
Jean Smart
Self
Laurie Metcalf
Self
Lily Tomlin
Self
Arlo Guthrie
Self
Tom Paxton
Self
Kye Fleming
Self
Don Dixon
Self
Varda Bar-Kar
Director / Writer / Producer
Pierre Hauser
Writer
Alessandra Pasquino
Producer
Brooke Wentz
Producer
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence Ratings & Reviews
The Forward
Olivia Haynie
Breaking Silence has a lot to offer both for those who already identify as Ian fans and those who may be discovering the singer for the first time. The film captures Ian's personal story, exposing fans to parts of her family and romantic life.
48 Hills
Dennis Harvey
Breaking Silence also feels padded with too much dramatic-reenactment material, never my favorite element in a documentary. Still, it is worthwhile as an imperfect-yet-welcome look at a significant career.
NPR
David Bianculli
"Janis Ian: Breaking Silence" tells her story using several visual techniques, including animation and recreations. Not all of them work. But the best storyteller in this documentary is the artist herself.
TheArtsStl
Sarah Boslaugh
There's a lot to enjoy in this documentary, although it's also overly long at 114 minutes, and includes way too many re-enactments...
FilmWeek (LAist)
Beandrea July
The visuals didn't really match up to the story, but it's a necessary and beautifully rendered of an artist.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Tim Cogshell
Really an extraordinary film.
Washington Post
Chris Klimek
Varda Bar-Kar offers a conventional but still compelling synopsis of the iconoclastic singer-songwriter's long career.
The SS Ben Hecht
Stephen Silver
The music is amazing, and Ian's story, while unheralded, is fantastic.
NYC Movie Guru
Avi Offer
Insightful, but conventional, overlong and by-the-numbers.
Arts Fuse
Peter Keough
As seen in Varda Bar-Kar's edifying but frustrating Janis Ian: Breaking Silence, the pop singer of the title was exposed early on to the kind of homophobia she could expect from show business, the media, and the general public throughout her career.
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