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The Beaches of Agnès (2008)

The Beaches of Agnès poster
Original title
Les Plages d'Agnès
Directed by
Agnès Varda
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
15
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 142 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Agnès Varda reflects on her life and career by visiting places from her past. She celebrates her 80th birthday on camera and shares memories through a personal essay.

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The Beaches of Agnès (French: Les plages d'Agnès) is a 2008 French documentary film directed by Agnès Varda. The film is an autobiographical essay, in which Varda revisits places from her past, reminisces about her life and work, and celebrates her 80th birthday on camera. She said it would most likely be her last film, but subsequently released several projects, including the Oscar-nominated documentary Faces Places (2017). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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