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Jane B for Agnes V
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'I'll look at you, but not at the camera. It could be a trap,' whispers Jane Birkin shyly into Agnès Varda's ear at the start of JANE B. PAR AGNES V. The director of CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 and VAGABOND once again paints a portrait of a woman, this time in a marvelously Expressionistic way. 'It's like an imaginary bio-pic,' says Varda. Jane, of course, is the famed singer ('Je t'aime ... Moi non plus'), actress (BLOW UP), fashion icon (the Hermes Birkin bag) and longtime muse to Serge Gainsbourg. As Varda implies, JANE B. PAR AGNÈS V. abandons the traditional bio-pic format, favoring instead a freewheeling mix of gorgeous and unexpected fantasy sequences. In each, Jane inhabits a new character, playing a cat & mouse game with Varda as they explore the role of the Muse and the Artist, all the while showcasing the multifaceted nature of Birkin's talent. 'I'd like to be filmed as if I were transparent, anonymous, like everyone else,' says Birkin. But her wish to be a 'famous nobody' is impossible to achieve; Birkin is simply too magnificent, too mesmerizing. Here, Varda's signature mix of aesthetic innovation and generosity of emotion results in a surreal and captivating essay on Art, Fame, Love, Children and Staircases. For its first-ever U.S. theatrical release the film has been newly-restored from the original 35mm camera negative, overseen by director Varda herself.
'I'll look at you, but not at the camera. It could be a trap,' whispers Jane Birkin shyly into Agnès Varda's ear at the start of JANE B. PAR AGNES V. The director of CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 and VAGABOND once again paints a portrait of a woman, this time in a marvelously Expressionistic way. 'It's like an imaginary bio-pic,' says Varda. Jane, of course, is the famed singer ('Je t'aime ... Moi non plus'), actress (BLOW UP), fashion icon (the Hermes Birkin bag) and longtime muse to Serge Gainsbourg. As Varda implies, JANE B. PAR AGNÈS V. abandons the traditional bio-pic format, favoring instead a freewheeling mix of gorgeous and unexpected fantasy sequences. In each, Jane inhabits a new character, playing a cat & mouse game with Varda as they explore the role of the Muse and the Artist, all the while showcasing the multifaceted nature of Birkin's talent. 'I'd like to be filmed as if I were transparent, anonymous, like everyone else,' says Birkin. But her wish to be a 'famous nobody' is impossible to achieve; Birkin is simply too magnificent, too mesmerizing. Here, Varda's signature mix of aesthetic innovation and generosity of emotion results in a surreal and captivating essay on Art, Fame, Love, Children and Staircases. For its first-ever U.S. theatrical release the film has been newly-restored from the original 35mm camera negative, overseen by director Varda herself.
Actors:
James Millard,
Philippe Léotard,
Serge Gainsbourg,
Mathieu Demy,
Jane Birkin,
André Cagnard,
Laura Betti

James Millard

Philippe Léotard
28 August 1940, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Serge Gainsbourg
April 2, 1928 in Paris, France

Mathieu Demy
October 15, 1972 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Jane Birkin
14 December 1946, London, England, UK

André Cagnard

Laura Betti
1 May 1927, Casalecchio di Reno, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Director:
Agnès Varda
Country:
France
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