France
1985
105 minutes
Color
1.66:1
French
74
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 nonprofessional cast), producing a splintered portrait of an enigmatic woman. With its sparse, poetic imagery, Vagabond (Sans toit ni loi) is a stunner, and won Varda the top prize at the Venice Film Festival.
| Mona Bergeron | Sandrine Bonnaire |
| Mme. Landier | Macha Méril |
| Jean-Pierre | Stephane Freiss |
| Yolande | Yolande Moreau |
| David | Patrick Lepczynski |
| Assoun | Yahiaoui Assouna |
| Director | Agnès Varda |
| Screenplay | Agnès Varda |
| Cinematography | Patrick Blossier |
| Producer | Oury Milshtein |
| Editing | Agnès Varda and Patricia Mazuy |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel |
| Music | Joanna Bruzdowicz |
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