The beaches of Agnès [videorecording] = Les plages d'Agnès / [presented by] Ciné Tamaris ; a film by Agnès Varda ; co-produced with Arte France Cinéma with the participation of Canal+ with the support of the Regions Ile-de-France and Languedoc Roussillon ; with the help of The National Center of Cinematography.
Originally released in 2008. Special features: two short documentaries by Agnes Varda on the making of the film; "Le lion volatil": short film by Agnes Varda starring Julie Depardieu (12 min.); biography and select filmography; theatrical trailer. Agnès Varda, interviewee.
Summary:
Provides a reflection on art, life, and the movies through a rich cinematic self portrait that touches on everything from the feminist movement and the Black Panthers to the films of Agnes Varda's husband, Jacques Demy, and the birth of the French New Wave.
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