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Jane B. for Agnès V.

1988

97 minutes

Documentary

Overview

The interests, obsessions, and fantasies of two singular artists converge in this inspired collaboration between Agnès Varda and her longtime friend the actor Jane Birkin. Made over the course of a year and motivated by Birkin’s fortieth birthday—a milestone she admits to some anxiety over—Jane B. by Agnès V. contrasts the private, reflective Birkin with Birkin the icon.

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Top Cast

Jane Birkin headshot

Jane Birkin

Calamity Jane / Claude Jade / Joan Arc

Jean-Pierre Léaud headshot

Jean-Pierre Léaud

The Angry Lover

Philippe Léotard headshot

Philippe Léotard

Painter / Murderer

Farid Chopel headshot

Farid Chopel

Colonial

Alain Souchon headshot

Alain Souchon

Verlaine's Reader

Serge Gainsbourg headshot

Serge Gainsbourg

Self

Laura Betti headshot

Laura Betti

Lardy

Monique Godard headshot

Monique Godard

Assistant Mistress

Ian Marshall headshot

Ian Marshall

Bailiff

Charlotte Gainsbourg headshot

Charlotte Gainsbourg

J's Daughter

Mathieu Demy headshot

Mathieu Demy

A's Son

James Millard headshot

James Millard

Tarzan

Pascale Torsat headshot

Pascale Torsat

Titian's Model

Henri Piednoir headshot

Henri Piednoir

Baker

Agnès Varda headshot

Agnès Varda

Self (uncredited)