Vagabond

Sans toit ni loi

Dir. Agnès Varda

France 1985 | Colour | 105 mins | Drama

Cast: Sandrine Bonnaire, Macha Méril, Yolande Moreau

Sandrine Bonnaire won the Best Actress César for her portrayal of the defiant young drifter Mona, found frozen to death in a ditch at the beginning of Vagabond. Agnès Varda pieces together Mona’s story through flashbacks told by those who encountered her (played by a largely non-professional cast), producing a splintered portrait of an enigmatic woman. With its sparse, poetic imagery, Vagabond is a stunner, and won Varda the top prize at the Venice Film Festival.

Available on: DVD