The Beaches of Agnes

Name: The Beaches of Agnes
Genre: Documentary, Biographical
Released: 2023-10-25
Cast: Agnès Varda, André Lubrano, Blaise Fournier, Vincent Fournier, Andrée Vilar

Agnès Varda returns to the beaches that have been part of her life, using staged excerpts from her films, images and reports to to create a documentary self-portrait.

Les Plages d'Agnès

Agnès Varda

France 2008

French

Czech

108 min.

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This film is available until 31. 3. 2025 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.

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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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Director: Agnès Varda

Screenplay: Agnès Varda

Cinematography: Alain Sakot, Hélène Louvart, Arlene Nelson, Julia Fabry, Jean-Baptiste Morin, Agnès Varda

Music: Joanna Bruzdowicz, Stéphane Vilar, Paule Cornet

Sound: Olivier Schwob, Frédéric Maury, Olivier Goinard

Editing: Agnès Varda, Baptiste Filloux, Jean-Baptiste Morin

Production Design: Franckie Diago

Producer: Agnès Varda

Cast: Agnès Varda, André Lubrano, Blaise Fournier, Vincent Fournier, Andrée Vilar, Stéphane Vilar, Christophe Vilar, Rosalie Varda, Mathieu Demy, Christophe Vallaux

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