The Beaches of Agnès
2008 • Documentary
Agnès Varda
Director
Agnès Varda
Writer
Didier Rouget
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
December 17, 2008
Duration
110 Min
Language
fr
Popularity
8.122
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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
Rosalie Varda
Mathieu Demy
Jim McBride
Patricia Louisianna Knop
Zalman King
Richard Scarry
Eugene Kotlyarenko
Laura Betti
Jane Birkin
Sandrine Bonnaire
Antoine Bourseiller
Nino Castelnuovo
Robert De Niro
Jacques Demy
Catherine Deneuve
Gérard Depardieu
France Dougnac
Harrison Ford
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg
Julie Gayet
Michel Legrand
Valérie Mairesse
Sabine Mamou
Corinne Marchand
Chris Marker
Silvia Monfort
Yolande Moreau
Jim Morrison
Philippe Noiret
Michel Piccoli
James Rado
Gerome Ragni
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