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The Beaches of Agnès

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  • Documentary

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
  • old photograph
  • experimental film
  • experimental surrealism
  • experimental cinema
  • documentary
  • stock of memories

Details

Status
Released
Release date
December 17, 2008
Original language
French
Spoken languages
french
Countries
France
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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