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Beaches of Agnes, The

Universal acclaim
Based on 19 critic reviews
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Based on 7 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Documentary
Written by: Agnes Varda
Directed by: Agnes Varda
Release Date:
Theatrical: July 1, 2009
DVD: March 2, 2010
Running Time: 110 minutes, Color
Origin: France
Language(s): French
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Agnes Varda
A reflection on art, life and the movies, The Beaches of Agnes is a magnificent new film from the great Agnes Varda, a richly cinematic self portrait that touches on everything from the feminist movement and the black panthers to the films of husband Jacques Demy and the birth of the French New Wave. (Cinema Guild)
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What The Critics Said
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Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
In The Beaches of Agnès, you get addicted to watching Agnès Varda watch the world.
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) James Adams
This is a lovely, quirky and not a little poignant film from Agnès Varda.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
If you have never seen a single film by Agnes Varda, perhaps it is best to start with The Beaches of Agnes.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
A captivating cine-memoir, impressionistic and surrealistic, surveying Varda's formidable career as a still photographer, filmmaker, documentarian, and life force.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Ann Hornaday
For filmgoers determined to see cinema not just as mass entertainment but as an art form, The Beaches of Agnes arrives like an exhilarating call to arms.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
The movie is also more extraordinary than a mere scenic slideshow.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Manohla Dargis
The images are as delightful, unexpected and playfully uninhibited as Ms. Varda, perhaps the only filmmaker who has both won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and strolled around an art exhibition while costumed as a potato (not at the same time).
Read Full Review >St. Louis Post-Dispatch Joe Williams
For the many mavens who aren't familiar with Varda, this autobiographical documentary will be puzzling, in the best and most literal sense.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Noel Murray
If The Beaches Of Agnès has no clear structure, that's only because neither does Varda’s life--except in retrospect.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor Peter Rainer
The sheer sensuousness of all these bric-a-brac memories is sustaining.
Read Full Review >New York Magazine David Edelstein
One job of memoir is to show the world through another's eyes and inspire you to live more alertly, and that is the glory of The Beaches of Agnès.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Neil Young
A genuinely playful wander down memory-lane by one of France's most revered film-makers, it's sufficiently erudite and extract-packed to satisfy cinephiles but also accessible to those for whom her name rings only vague bells.
Read Full Review >Village Voice J. Hoberman
In a sense, Varda has done for herself what she did for Demy--creating a work, as charming as it is touching, that serves to explicate and enrich an entire oeuvre.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
A treat to anyone who already cherishes Varda's films and a perfect primer for those who haven't yet discovered her work.
Read Full Review >Variety Staff (Not credited)
Oddball mix that may strike some as overly whimsical but should delight the filmmaker's many fans.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader J.R. Jones
French filmmaker Agnes Varda returns to the guiding metaphor of "The Gleaners and I "(2000), her documentary about scavengers, though in this visually witty 2008 memoir she's poring over her own past and its artifacts--some of them people.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 6.7 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Richard D. gave it a10:
This film is a hymn to the love of cinema and the love of humanity. In these times of economic disaster and senseless war Agnes Varda is a wonder to treasure.
Martin D gave it an8:
Funny and profound autobiographical film about/by French New Wave filmmaker, Agnes Varda. It will give you a strong sense of a fine creative visual artist. I enjoyed this film immensely.
