Vagabond

7.3 1985 Agnès Varda 1h 45m
Drama
Vagabond

Mona Bergeron is dead, her frozen body found in a ditch in the French countryside. From this, the film flashes back to the weeks leading up to her death. Through these flashbacks, Mona gradually declines as she travels from place to place, taking odd jobs and staying with whomever will offer her a p

Cast

Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire Mona Bergeron
Macha Méril Macha Méril Mme Landier
Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau Yolande
Stéphane Freiss Stéphane Freiss Jean-Pierre
Setti Ramdane The Moroccan Who Discovers Mona
Yahiaoui Assouna Assoun
Marthe Jarnias Marthe Jarnias Old Aunt Lydie
Francis Balchère Gendarmerie

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Double Feature Pairings

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