Vagabond

Vagabond

Directed by Agnès Varda

Produced by Films A2, Ciné-Tamaris

1985106 min7.4 / 10

A bleak, meditative portrait of a woman's gradual decline into destitution, told in reverse from her frozen corpse, that interrogates the cost of radical freedom.

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 place to sleep. Mona is fiercely independent, craving freedom over comfort, but it is this desire to be free that will eventually lead to her demise.

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  • Is Vagabond sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Does Vagabond end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Vagabond one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 86% of films.

  • Is Vagabond easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Vagabond violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Vagabond scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

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