Agnès Varda, Mathieu Demy, Rosalie Varda
Autobiographical documentary about the life of director Agnes Varda.
Stats: 75 reviews
In "The Beaches of Agnès", the 81-year-old grandmother of the French New Wave does something unthinkable: she creates a self portrait so thoroughly immersive that, for the two hours the film lasts, we may confuse her story with our own. The documentary a hymn to life, a beautiful...( read more)
Well done doc about the grandmother of the French New Wave, Agnes Varda. Told like a memoir, the film really picks up steam about the half way mark where it goes beyond her life and into her films. An interesting watch.
Filme autobiográfico de Agnès Varda, Les Plages d'Agnès é encantador. Traz felicidades, tristezas, sinceridade e humor. Dá vontade de conhecer lugares e rever outros, sentir o vento na cara, tirar fotos, protestar, conversar, chorar, sorrir, viver.
A loose-leaf diary in which the pages are shuffled by instinct, wit and surreal art. full review
The warm, elfin filmmaker makes a fine companion through this vivid story of a life well lived, reminding us at the end of how we create our own safe havens within our families. full review
When was the last time you saw a world-renowned director converse with a cartoon cat or dress as a potato? full review
The ugly truth about The Ugly Truth is the fact that -- funny though it is -- it could have been a whole lot funnier. full review
Agnès Varda manages to be full of herself without seeming ... full of herself. Perhaps that's because her self is full of so much other stuff: friends, photos, films, buildings, and beaches. full review
[Varda] has a way of never explaining very much, and yet somehow making it all clear. She does this by not treating her life as a lesson in biography, but as the treasured memories of friends. full review
Varda's luminous depiction of a life lived well is entertaining, informative, and finally, inspirational. full review
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