The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
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.
Release Date : December 17, 2008
Runtime : 110m
Genre : Documentary
Companies : Ciné-Tamaris, ARTE France Cinéma
Countries : France
Keywords : family history, old photograph, woman director, experimental cinema, experimental surrealism, experimental film, documentary film, childhood memories, stock of memories