The Beaches of Agnès

The Beaches of Agnès

110 mins | Documentary | Dec. 17, 2008

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.

The Beaches of Agnès

110 mins | Documentary | Dec. 17, 2008

The Beaches of Agnès
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.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers ARTE France Cinéma, Ciné Tamaris
Original title Les Plages d'Agnès
Directors Agnès Varda
Writers Agnès Varda

Cast

Agnès Varda

as Self

André Lubrano

as Self

Blaise Fournier

as Self

Rosalie Varda

as Self

Mathieu Demy

as Self

Jane Birkin

as Self/La croupiere

Gérard Depardieu

as Self (archive footage)

Harrison Ford

as Self