The Beaches of Agnes

*Nominated for the Academy Awards 2010 Oscar Feature Documentary Short List*

Irrepressible and enquiring, grandmother of the French New Wave, Agnès Varda (Cléo from 5 to 7) is a force of nature, and even at eighty shows no signs of slowing down. Now, in what she says will be her last film, she turns her camera on herself, returning to the beaches which have played such a significant part in her life to create a film autobiography.

Placing herself amongst extracts from her films, and images and interviews recalling her past, she has fashioned a humorous and illuminating account of her creative work, her life with Jacques Demy, her feminism and her family life. Idiosyncratic, engaging and deeply moving.