The Beaches of Agnès (2008)

12/17/2008 (FR) • 1h 50m

Documentary

Overview

Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of the French new wave, turns the camera on herself with this unique autobiographical documentary. Composed of film excerpts and elaborate dramatic re-creations, Varda's self-portrait recounts the highs and lows of her professional career, the many friendships that affected her life and her longtime marriage to cinematic giant Jacques Demy.


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

family history

old photograph

woman director

documentary

experimental cinema

experimental surrealism

experimental film

stock of memories

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