Agnès Varda's Vagabond - clip | BFI

Winner of the Venice Golden Lion, Vagabond is a cinematic landmark that introduced one of the most intriguing, complex and uncompromising female protagonists in modern cinema. Sandrine Bonnaire, who debuted in Maurice Pialat's À nos amours, gives a remarkable performance as the independent and rebellious Mona, who drifts through the South of France. The first scene shows Mona’s death, and so Agnès Varda tells her story through Mona’s interactions with the cross-section of French society she met in the last few weeks of her life. These encounters reveal people’s preconceptions around women’s place in society, personal freedoms within social structures, and the value of work - issues that still resonate more than 30 years after the film’s release.
Vagabond is screening now at BFI Southbank, part of the two-month retrospective Agnès Varda: Vision of an Artist. whatson.bfi.or...
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[@JackWareingFilms]

I love all kinds of French films (i.e., See the Sea, I Stand Alone, Requiem pours un-Vampire etc.) Agnes Varda's 'Vagabond' is one of my all-time favorites.

[@darkphoenix474]

“It's not wandering, it's withering” ❤️

[@healngwithhopeandempathy]

🕯️💖🥶

[@pippajones2439]

Extraordinary how Varda and Bonnaire (who won a Cesar) make a basically unsympathetic character so watchable. Bravo Nimes for its participation.

[@davidsanderson5918]

Have you seen Mike Leigh's 'Naked'? The incredible performance of David Thewlis. A prime example of what you say.

[@bensantiago4557]

This movie is not easy to find online but I found the DVD on eBay and ordered it.Great film.

[@davidsanderson5918]

I MUST get a Varda box set.

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