The Beach

“In The Beaches of Agnès, you get addicted to watching Agnès Varda watch the world.”

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly · 100

“This is a lovely, quirky and not a little poignant film from Agnès Varda.”

James Adams, The Globe and Mail (Toronto) · 100

“If you have never seen a single film by Agnes Varda, perhaps it is best to start with The Beaches of Agnes.”

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times · 100

“A captivating cine-memoir, impressionistic and surrealistic, surveying Varda's formidable career as a still photographer, filmmaker, documentarian, and life force.”

Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer · 100

“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.”

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post · 100