The Beaches of Agnès

December. 17,2008      
Rating:
8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Agnès Varda as  Self
Rosalie Varda as  Self
Mathieu Demy as  Self
Jane Birkin as  Self
Gérard Depardieu as  Self (archive footage)
Harrison Ford as  Self
Robert De Niro as  Self

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