The Beaches of Agnès

France, 2008

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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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Credits

director

Agnès Varda

production company

ARTE France Cinéma

Ciné-Tamaris

production design

Franckie Diago

writer

Agnès Varda

Duration

01:50:00

Production places
France
Production dates
2008

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-38879

Language

French

Subject category

Documentary

TMDB-Movie

38879

Wikidata

Q2709504

Collected

48 times

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