The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
Les plages d'Agnès (original title)Reference View | Change View
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- 1h 52min
- Documentary, Biography
- 17 Dec 2008 (France)
- Movie
Agnès Varda explores her memories, mostly chronologically, with photographs, film clips, interviews, reenactments, and droll, playful contemporary scenes of her narrating her story.
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Awards:
- 12 wins & 13 nominations.
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Cast
| Agnès Varda | ... |
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André Lubrano | ... |
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Blaise Fournier | ... |
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Vincent Fournier | ... |
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Andrée Vilar | ... |
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Stéphane Vilar | ... |
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Christophe Vilar | ... |
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| Rosalie Varda | ... |
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| Mathieu Demy | ... |
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Christophe Vallaux | ... |
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Mireille Henrio | ... |
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Didier Rouget | ... |
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Anne-Laure Manceau | ... |
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| Gerald Ayres | ... |
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Jim McBride | ... |
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Tracy McBride | ... |
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Patricia Louisianna Knop | ... |
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| Zalman King | ... |
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Richard Scarry | ... |
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| Eugene Kotlyarenko | ... |
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| Laura Betti | ... |
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| Jane Birkin | ... |
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| Sandrine Bonnaire | ... |
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Antoine Bourseiller | ... |
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| Nino Castelnuovo | ... |
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| Robert De Niro | ... |
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Constantin Demy | ... |
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| Jacques Demy | ... |
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Joséphine Demy | ... |
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| Catherine Deneuve | ... |
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| Gérard Depardieu | ... |
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| France Dougnac | ... |
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| Harrison Ford | ... |
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| Charlotte Gainsbourg | ... |
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| Serge Gainsbourg | ... |
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| Julie Gayet | ... |
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Emilien Lazaron | ... |
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| Michel Legrand | ... |
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| Valérie Mairesse | ... |
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Sabine Mamou | ... |
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| Corinne Marchand | ... |
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| Chris Marker | ... |
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| Silvia Monfort | ... |
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| Yolande Moreau | ... |
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| Jim Morrison | ... |
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| Philippe Noiret | ... |
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| Michel Piccoli | ... |
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James Rado | ... |
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Gerome Ragni | ... |
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| Elizabeth Raiss | ... |
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Alain René | ... |
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Directed by
| Agnès Varda | ||
Written by
| Agnès Varda | ... | (written by) |
| Didier Rouget | ... | () |
Produced by
| Lisa Blok-Linson | ... | line producer |
| Cecilia Rose | ... | production executive |
| Tom Taplin | ... | executive producer: Los Angeles (as Thomas E. Taplin) |
| Agnès Varda | ... | producer |
Music by
| Joanna Bruzdowicz | ||
| Stéphane Vilar | ||
Cinematography by
| Julia Fabry | ||
| Hélène Louvart | ||
| Jean-Baptiste Morin | ||
| Arlene Nelson | ||
| Alain Sakot | ||
| Agnès Varda | ||
Editing by
| Baptiste Filloux | ||
| Jean-Baptiste Morin | ||
Editorial Department
| Serge Anthony | ... | colorist |
| François Dupuy | ... | technical manager: digimage |
| Etienne Grandou | ... | digital intermediate manager |
Production Design by
| Franckie Diago | ||
Production Management
| Amélie Boyé | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Nathalie Dages | ... | line producer / unit production manager |
| Jean-Noël Félix | ... | unit manager |
| Cendrine Gady | ... | post-production manager |
| Cecilia Rose | ... | head of production / post-production manager / production supervisor |
| Dylan Talleux | ... | assistant unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Benjamin Blanc | ... | first assistant director |
| Julia Fabry | ... | assistant director |
| Marjolaine Grandjean | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Dano Cerny | ... | assistant art director (as Daniel Cerny) |
| Marion Pinard | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Pierre Bariaud | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Alexis Bret | ... | sound mixer |
| Aymeric Dupas | ... | assistant sound mixer |
| Olivier Goinard | ... | sound mixer |
| Frédéric Maury | ... | sound recordist |
| Pierre Mertens | ... | sound mixer |
| Sylvain Philipon | ... | sound mixer |
| Olivier Schwob | ... | sound |
| Emmanuel Soland | ... | sound editor / sound / supervising sound editor |
| James Thornton | ... | sound mixer |
| Damien Tronchot | ... | assistant sound editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Aram Aramyan | ... | first assistant camera |
| David S. Bouza | ... | gaffer |
| Guillaume Brunet | ... | electrician |
| Baptiste Filloux | ... | first assistant camera |
| Michael Phelan | ... | key grip: Los Angeles |
| Frédéric Serve | ... | first assistant camera |
| Valentin Vignet | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
| F.A.M.E.'S. Project | ... | orchestra and studio contractor |
| Georgi Hristovski | ... | score recording engineer |
| Laurent Levesque | ... | composer: additional music |
Additional Crew
| Francisco Arcaute | ... | production assistant |
| Victor Bautista | ... | production assistant |
| Kimby Caplan | ... | production assistant |
| Eugene Kotlyarenko | ... | production assistant |
| Melissa Lavabre | ... | production assistant (as Melissa Levabre) |
| Terry Walters | ... | production assistant |
| Rachel Zisser | ... | production assistant |
Thanks
| John Landolfi | ... | grateful acknowledgment |
| Marin Rosenstiehl | ... | grateful thanks |
Production Companies
- Ciné-tamaris (co-production)
- Arte France Cinéma (co-production)
- Canal+ (participation)
- La Région Île-de-France (support)
- Région Languedoc-Roussillon (support)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (support)
- France 2 (FR2)
Distributors
- Les Films du Losange (2008) (France) (theatrical)
- Artificial Eye (2009) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Cinéart (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Filmes do Estação (2009) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- IFA (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Midas Filmes (2009) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2010) (United States) (theatrical)
- The Cinema Guild (2009) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Zazie Films (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2009) (Luxembourg)
- Filmkinotext (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- JinJin Pictures (2009) (South Korea)
- Les Films Seville (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
- Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty (2010) (Poland)
- The Cinema Guild (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
At nearly 80, Agnès Varda explores her memory - growing up in Belgium, living in Sète, Paris, and Noirmoutier, discovering photography, making a film, being part of the New Wave, raising children with Jacques Demy, losing him, and growing old. She explores her memory using photographs, film clips, home movies, contemporary interviews, and set pieces she designs to capture a feeling, a time, or a frame. Shining through each scene are her impish charm, inventiveness, and natural empathy. How do people grow old, how does loss stay with them, can they remain creative, and what do they remember? Memory, she says, is like a swarm of confused flies. She envisions hers for us.
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR1,900,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | French visa # 118156. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Film socialisme (2010). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Symphonie en Si mineur, Opus 7 D. 759 See more » |