The Beaches of Agnès (2008)

7.7/10 • 110 min • 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.

Cast

Agnès Varda

Self

Rosalie Varda

Mathieu Demy

Self

Jim McBride

Patricia Louisianna Knop

Zalman King

Richard Scarry

Eugene Kotlyarenko

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