The Beaches of Agnès

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.

CAST

Agnès VardaSelf

André LubranoSelf

Blaise FournierSelf

Vincent FournierSelf

Andrée VilarSelf

Stéphane VilarSelf

Christophe VilarSelf

Rosalie VardaSelf

Mathieu DemySelf

Christophe VallauxSelf

Mireille HenrioSelf

Didier RougetSelf

Anne-Laure ManceauAgnès Varda jeune

Gerald AyresSelf

Jim McBrideSelf