Film: The Beaches of Agnes

Dartmouth Film Society: Leading Ladies series

D: Agnes Varda, France, Fr. w/subtitles, 2009, 110 minutes

A reflection on art, life and the movies, BEACHES is a magnificent new film from the masterful Agnes Varda. This richly cinematic self portrait 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. “If you have never seen a single film by Agnes Varda, perhaps it is best to start with THE BEACHES OF AGNES” (Roger Ebert).