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Vagabond

    Drama
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Dec 4, 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.

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  • Vote Average
    7.3
  • Vote Count
    304
  • Popularity
    14
  • Language
    العربية
  • Origin Country
    FR

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    • Cast

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    Sandrine Bonnaire
    Mona Bergeron
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    Macha Méril
    Mme Landier
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    Yolande Moreau
    Yolande
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    Stéphane Freiss
    Jean-Pierre
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    Setti Ramdane
    The Moroccan Who Discovers Mona
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    Yahiaoui Assouna
    Assoun
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    Marthe Jarnias
    Old Aunt Lydie
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    Francis Balchère
    Gendarmerie
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    Jean-Louis Perletti
    Gendarmerie
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    Urbain Causse
    Farmer Interviewed
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    Christophe Alcazar
    Ditch Burner
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    Dominique Durand
    First Biker
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    Joël Fosse
    Paulo
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    Patrick Schmit
    Camionneur
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    Daniel Bos
    Wrecker
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    Katy Champaud
    Girl at the Pump
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    Raymond Roulle
    Old Man with Matches
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    Agnès Varda
    (uncredited)
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    Laurence Cortadellas
    Eliane
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    Henri Fridiani
    The Gravedigger
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    Patrick Sokol
    The Young Man with the Sandwich
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    Pierre Imbert
    The Mechanic
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    Richard Imbert
    The Mechanic's Son
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    Gabriel Mariani
    Yolande's uncle (Aimé B.I.O.N.N.E.T.)
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    Patrick Lepczynski
    David, the Wandering Jew
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    Michèle Doumèche
    The p... on the route
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    Pierette Soler
    The Lady Talking to Her Husband
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    Pierre Emonnot
    The Unhappy Manager
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    Emmanuel Protopopoff
    The Blood Donor Backpacker
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    Vincent Sanchez
    The Nurse
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    Garibaldi Fernandez
    The Mason with the Round Hat
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    Michel Constantial
    The Cash Register Manager
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    Alain Roussel
    The Violent Woodsman
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    Aimé Chisci
    The Farm Manager
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    Geneviève Bonfils
    The Farm Manager's Wife
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    Christian Chessa
    The ZONARD-MAC at the Gas Station
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    Setina Arhab
    The Zonarde
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    Jacques Berthier
    The Well-Dressed Little Gentleman
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    Olivier Jongerlinck
    The Racketeer at the Photo Booth
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    Rémi Leboucq
    The Racketeer's Client
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    Jean Dambrin
    The Trichlomane
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    Bébert Samcir
    The Harmonica Player

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    Reviews

    (1)
    CinemaSerf
    70%
    Sandrine Bonnaire delivers really quite well in this observational drama of a young, rootless, girl who roams the countryside living from hand to mouth. Now we start with "Mona" dead in a ditch - so there's little jeopardy, but that also serves a useful frame of reference to this depiction of her last fortnight or so of life. It's presented episodically as she encounters a goat-herder, squats with a pot-smoker for a few days, falls in love with an handsome Tunisian grape-picker and my own favourite - manages to get quite well oiled with a curmudgeonly old lady who simply needed to let her hair down. Each day brings her something new and the flashback style of storytelling allows us to reset a little between her adventures. Each time she, and we, feel maybe there is sense that hope isn't far away as she plays a game of Russian Roulette with her daily life. Some people are sympathetic, some downright hostile and it's all of these characteristics that contribute well to this punchy portrait of a strong woman who has no idea what she wants, nor what she doesn't want either. Does she clamour for peace, quiet, security? Does she thrive better on the unpredicable? One of my favourite Varda films - it's freedom and openness of visuals and spirit is compellingly augmented by Bonnaire and a cast of engaging character actors some you might like and some you probably won't. To what extent this is an accurate representation of rural life and small village mentality is also a question we are left to assess for ourselves and it all makes for a drama that works on several levels.