homeless person,freedom,southern france,dead body,drifter,told in flashback,vagrant,criterion,woman director

Vagabond (1985)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Agnès Varda
  • Profile picture of Sandrine Bonnaire
    Mona Bergeron Sandrine Bonnaire
  • Profile picture of Macha Méril
    Mme Landier Macha Méril
  • Profile picture of Yolande Moreau
    Yolande Yolande Moreau
  • Profile picture of Stéphane Freiss
    Jean-Pierre Stéphane Freiss
  • Profile picture of Marthe Jarnias
    Old Aunt Lydie Marthe Jarnias
  • Profile picture of Agnès Varda
    (uncredited) Agnès Varda
  • Profile picture of Jacques Berthier
    The Well-Dressed Little Gentleman Jacques Berthier

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Keywords

  • homeless person
  • freedom
  • southern france
  • dead body
  • drifter
  • told in flashback
  • vagrant
  • criterion
  • woman director