Vagabond
aka Sans toit ni loi First screened in December 2024
Director: Agnès Varda. Cast: Sandrine Bonnaire, Setti Ramdane, Joel Fosse, Dominique Durand, Patrick Schmit, Katy Champaud, Patrick Sokol, Pierre Imbert, Richard Imbert, Marthe Jarnais, Yolande Moreau, Gabriel Mariani, Sylvain, Sylvie, Michele Doumèche, Macha Meril, Stéphane Freiss, Laurence Cortadellas, Emmanuel Protopopoff, Vincent Sanchez, Alain Roussel, Yahiaoui Assouna, Aimée Chisci, Marguerite Chisci, Christian Chessa, Setina Arhab, Oliver Jongerlynck, Jean Dambrin. Screenplay: Agnès Varda.
In Brief:
Life of young, obstreperous, barely-remembered vagrant is paid tough, unsentimental tribute, as are fleeting communities.
VOR:⑤
Major pivot into grim rustic realism, even as Varda's never stayed locked in any genre. Bold meld of fact, fiction. Hugely influential worldwide.
Grade:A–
Awards:
Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion (Best Film); FIPRESCI Prize; OCIC Award
César Awards (French Oscars): Best Actress (Bonnaire)
