Dallas Videofest 2009 - Beaches Of Agnes
November 6
, 2009
110 min.
Beaches have always struck a chord for Agnes Varda, one of the French New Wave filmmakers. She visits coastlines that correspond to chapters in her life, from the Mediterranean port of Sete, of her first film, La Pointe-courte, to Venice Beach, representing the years she spent in California with her husband, the late Jacques Demy. This film can be enjoyed simply for its touching, eloquent reflections on life.
Information from the festival's website
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Drink Specials:
- Trader Vic's: 5 pm - 7 pm: $5 mai tai's, zombies and bahias
- Snuffer's Restaurant and Bar: 3 pm - 7 pm: $1 Coors original, $2 Coors Light, Miller Light and Shiner Bock draft, $2 frozen margaritas and $2 strawberry daquiris
- Ozona Bar & Grill: 4 pm - 7 pm: $1 off everything
- Desperados Mexican Restaurant: 11 am - 7 pm: $3.25 house margaritas
- Rockfish Seafood Grill: 4 pm - 7 pm: $3 domestic schooners, $3 house wines, $3 wells
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Alex Bentley, says:
French filmmaker Agnes Varda has made a documentary that's both a chronicle of her life and an embodiment of her artistic style. Instead of just recounting the various events of her life, she challenges the viewer with surreal recreations, non sequitur asides, and imaginative set-ups for her various memories. Varda is a contemporary of such French filmmakers as Jean Luc Godard and Alain Resnais, which shows through her experimental nature.
Beaches, both in her native Belgium and in California (where she lived for some time), provide the inspiration for much of her art. The film is both whimsical and melancholy, and should engrossing for any film lover, regardless of whether or not you have ever heard of Varda. Keep an eye out for brief cameos from Harrison Ford and Robert De Niro, and more than a little nudity.
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