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The Beaches of Agnès (2008)

The Beaches of Agnès (2008)

Documentary
Release Date: 2008, December 17
Directors: Agnès Varda
Countries: France
Production: Ciné-Tamaris, ARTE France Cinéma
Cast: Harrison Ford, Robert De Niro, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Philippe Noiret, Yolande Moreau, Gérard Depardieu, Viva, Nino Castelnuovo, Jane Birkin, Laura Betti, Mathieu Demy, Julie Gayet

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.

Keywords:

woman director family history experimental film experimental surrealism experimental cinema old photograph documentary stock of memories