The Beaches of Agnes (Les Plages d'Agnes) Critic Reviews

If you have never seen a single film by Agnes Varda, perhaps it is best to start with The Beaches of Agnes.Read the full review

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 the full review

The movie is also more extraordinary than a mere scenic slideshow.Read the full review

In The Beaches of Agnès, you get addicted to watching Agnès Varda watch the world.Read the full review

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 the full review

If The Beaches Of Agnès has no clear structure, that's only because neither does Varda’s life--except in retrospect.Read the full review

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 the full review

A lovely bit of memory and mischief.Read the full review

A lively experience.Read the full review