Les Plages d’Agnès - English subtitled
On the eve of her 80th birthday, Varda delighted fans with an inventive cinematic memoir. Loves, struggles, triumphs and films are all filtered through her gentle, ironic gaze.
Please note that this film is in French, with English subtitles.
In this vibrant documentary, Varda’s thoughts ebb and flow through beaches both real and imagined; seamlessly interweaving her history, inspirations and quotidian observations. Much of the film’s deep emotional core rests in memories of her late husband Jacques Demy and their love story, which Varda recalls with heartrending honesty. The New York Times described it as, ‘A remarkable history, rich in comedy and occasionally heart-breaking, filled with wise reflections and strange digressions about the wonders of life.’ (source: Sydney Film Festival)
Agnès Varda, France, 2008, 110 min. French spoken, English subtitles.