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Jane B. for Agnes V. (1988)
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99 min | Biography, Fantasy

Jane B. for Agnes V. (1988)

Not Rated

99 min | Biography, Fantasy

"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, ...See more"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. See less

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Jane Birkin Calamity Jane / Claude Jade / Joan Arc Calamity Jane / Claude Jade / Joan Arc See fewer	Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Jean-Pierre Léaud L'amoureux colérique L'amoureux colérique See fewer	The 400 Blows (1959)
Philippe Léotard Le peintre / Murderer Le peintre / Murderer See fewer	La balance (1982)
Farid Chopel Le colonial Le colonial See fewer	L'addition (1984)
Alain Souchon Le lecteur de Verlaine Le lecteur de Verlaine See fewer	One Deadly Summer (1983)
Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg See fewer	Equator (1983)
Laura Betti Lardy Lardy See fewer	1900 (1976)
Monique Godard La sous-maîtresse La sous-maîtresse See fewer	La belle équipe (1958)
Ian Marshall L'huissier L'huissier See fewer	Outcast (1999)
Les enfants Tooke Les pauvres de Dickens Les pauvres de Dickens See fewer	Jane B. for Agnes V. (1988)
Charlotte Gainsbourg La fille de J. La fille de J. See fewer	Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)
Mathieu Demy Le fils de A. Le fils de A. See fewer	On the Verge (2021)
James Millard Tarzan Tarzan See fewer	Closing the Ring (2007)
Pascale Torsat Le modèle du Titien Le modèle du Titien See fewer	Jane B. for Agnes V. (1988)
Henri Piednoir Le boulanger Le boulanger See fewer	Daguerreotypes (1975)
André Cagnard André Cagnard et ses cascadeurs André Cagnard et ses cascadeurs See fewer	The Ninth Gate (1999)
Agnès Varda Agnès Varda (uncredited) Agnès Varda (uncredited) See fewer	Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)