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Vagabond

1985-12-04 Drama 1hr 45m

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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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.

  • Released
    1985-12-04
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 45m
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    العربية, Français
  • imdb-logo
    7.6
  • Production
    Ministère de la culture, Films A2, Ciné-Tamaris, centre mediterraneen de creation cinematographique

Crew

Agnès Varda
Director
Agnès Varda
Writer
Oury Milshtein
Producer

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Cast

Sandrine Bonnaire

Sandrine Bonnaire

Mona Bergeron
Macha Méril

Macha Méril

Mme Landier
Stéphane Freiss

Stéphane Freiss

Jean-Pierre
Setti Ramdane

Setti Ramdane

The Moroccan Who Discovers Mona
Marthe Jarnias

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Old Aunt Lydie
Urbain Causse

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Farmer Interviewed
Dominique Durand

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First Biker
Patrick Schmit

Patrick Schmit

Camionneur
Daniel Bos

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Wrecker
Katy Champaud

Katy Champaud

Girl at the Pump
Raymond Roulle

Raymond Roulle

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Henri Fridiani

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Patrick Sokol

Patrick Sokol

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Pierre Imbert

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Michel Constantial

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Alain Roussel

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Aimé Chisci

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The Farm Manager
Geneviève Bonfils

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Christian Chessa

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Vagabond
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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-05-15

Sandrine Bonnaire delivers really quite well in this observational drama of a young, rootless, girl who roams the countryside living from ha... read more

Sandrine Bonnaire delivers really quite well in this observational drama of a young, rootless, girl who roams the countryside living from hand to mouth. Now we start with "Mona" dead in a ditch - so there's little jeopardy, but that also serves a useful frame of reference to this depiction of her last fortnight or so of life. It's presented episodically as she encounters a goat-herder, squats with a pot-smoker for a few days, falls in love with an handsome Tunisian grape-picker and my own favourite - manages to get quite well oiled with a curmudgeonly old lady who simply needed to let her hair down. Each day brings her something new and the flashback style of storytelling allows us to reset a little between her adventures. Each time she, and we, feel maybe there is sense that hope isn't far away as she plays a game of Russian Roulette with her daily life. Some people are sympathetic, some downright hostile and it's all of these characteristics that contribute well to this punchy portrait of a strong woman who has no idea what she wants, nor what she doesn't want either. Does she clamour for peace, quiet, security? Does she thrive better on the unpredicable? One of my favourite Varda films - it's freedom and openness of visuals and spirit is compellingly augmented by Bonnaire and a cast of engaging character actors some you might like and some you probably won't. To what extent this is an accurate representation of rural life and small village mentality is also a question we are left to assess for ourselves and it all makes for a drama that works on several levels.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Sandrine Bonnaire delivers really quite well in this observational drama of a young, rootless, girl who roams the countryside living from hand to mouth. Now we start with "Mona" dead in a ditch - so there's little jeopardy, but that also se...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-05-15

Sandrine Bonnaire delivers really quite well in this observational drama of a young, rootless, girl who roams the countryside living from hand to mouth. Now we start with "Mona" dead in a ditch - so t...

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