BEACHES OF AGNÈS, THE
Special Features: 15th Anniversary
[LES PLAGES D'AGNÈS]
"If we opened people up, we'd find landscapes. If we opened me up, we'd find beaches." Originally intended to be Agnès Varda's farewell to filmmaking, this enchanting self-portrait, made in her 80th year, is a freewheeling journey through her life, career and artistic philosophy. Revisiting the places that shaped her — from the North Sea beaches of Belgium where she spent her childhood to the Mediterranean village where she shot her first film to the boardwalks of Los Angeles where she lived with her husband Jacques Demy — Varda reflects on a lifetime of creation and inspiration, successes and setbacks, heartbreak and joy. Replete with images of wonder and whimsy — the ocean reflected in a kaleidoscope of mirrors, the streets of Paris transformed into an urban sand beach, the filmmaker herself ensconced in the belly of a whale — THE BEACHES OF AGNÈS is the record of a life lived fully and passionately in the name of cinema. (Note courtesy of Janus Films.) DIR/SCR/PROD Agnès Varda. France, 2008, color, 112 min. In French with English subtitles. NOT RATED
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Run Time: 112 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, July 02, 2023
Genre: Documentary
