The Beaches of Agnès
Cinema Guild | Release Date: July 1, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Universal acclaim based on 19 Critic Reviews
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100
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
In The Beaches of Agnès, you get addicted to watching Agnès Varda watch the world. Read full review
100
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)James Adams
This is a lovely, quirky and not a little poignant film from Agnès Varda. Read full review
100
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
If you have never seen a single film by Agnes Varda, perhaps it is best to start with The Beaches of Agnes. Read full review
100
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
A captivating cine-memoir, impressionistic and surrealistic, surveying Varda's formidable career as a still photographer, filmmaker, documentarian, and life force. Read full review
100
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
For filmgoers determined to see cinema not just as mass entertainment but as an art form, The Beaches of Agnes arrives like an exhilarating call to arms. Read full review
100
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The movie is also more extraordinary than a mere scenic slideshow. Read full review
90
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
The images are as delightful, unexpected and playfully uninhibited as Ms. Varda, perhaps the only filmmaker who has both won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and strolled around an art exhibition while costumed as a potato (not at the same time). Read full review
88
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe Williams
For the many mavens who aren't familiar with Varda, this autobiographical documentary will be puzzling, in the best and most literal sense. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
If The Beaches Of Agnès has no clear structure, that's only because neither does Varda’s life--except in retrospect. Read full review
83
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
The sheer sensuousness of all these bric-a-brac memories is sustaining. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
One job of memoir is to show the world through another's eyes and inspire you to live more alertly, and that is the glory of The Beaches of Agnès. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterNeil Young
A genuinely playful wander down memory-lane by one of France's most revered film-makers, it's sufficiently erudite and extract-packed to satisfy cinephiles but also accessible to those for whom her name rings only vague bells. Read full review
80
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
In a sense, Varda has done for herself what she did for Demy--creating a work, as charming as it is touching, that serves to explicate and enrich an entire oeuvre. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey
A lovely bit of memory and mischief. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
A sentimental, whimsical autobiography. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
A treat to anyone who already cherishes Varda's films and a perfect primer for those who haven't yet discovered her work. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
A lively experience. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not credited)
Oddball mix that may strike some as overly whimsical but should delight the filmmaker's many fans. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
French filmmaker Agnes Varda returns to the guiding metaphor of "The Gleaners and I "(2000), her documentary about scavengers, though in this visually witty 2008 memoir she's poring over her own past and its artifacts--some of them people. Read full review
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