Sans toit ni loi

The title of our third episode of Agnès Varda is the actually the French title, which we find much more poignant for her 1985 film, Vagabond. This marks the halfway point in her prolific career, and it is clear that after 30 years Varda has mastered the interweaving of her fascination between narrative filmmaking and documentary style. She continues her contemplation of people and places with a darker, cautionary approach. Mona, the protagonist, is a drifter whose lifestyle is ultimately incompatible with the society that traps her. Watch the movie and then join us for a discussion about the ways her forever refreshing and innovative style reflects Mona’s inevitable demise through a series of slowly revealing pseudo-interview sequences.