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.
Directed by Agnès Varda
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Rank
#4 in 1988·#323 overall
Trailer
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Cast
Jane Birkin
Self / Calamity Jane / Claude Jade / Joan Arc
Jean-Pierre Léaud
The Angry Lover
Philippe Léotard
Painter / Murderer
Farid Chopel
Colonial
Alain Souchon
Verlaine's Reader
Serge Gainsbourg
Self
Laura Betti
Lardy
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Self - J's Daughter
Mathieu Demy
Self - A's Son
André Cagnard
Self
Agnès Varda
Self (uncredited)
Crew
Agnès Varda
Director
Agnès Varda
Writer
Agnès Varda
Editor
Oury Milshtein
Production Manager
Olivier Radot
Production Design
André Cagnard
Stunt Coordinator
Jean-Paul Mugel
Sound
Popular Reviews
122 reviews
glitterszparkle
8.0★ · 05/17/26
turning your midlife crisis into a whimsical, 90-minute game of dress-up is the ultimate flex
turning your midlife crisis into a whimsical, 90-minute game of dress-up is the ultimate flex
val
9.0★ · 03/28/26
this felt like a hug, and a heartfelt love letter from one friend to another
this felt like a hug, and a heartfelt love letter from one friend to another
Michele Nelli
8.0★ · 03/18/26
entrato nel cinema con wap nelle cuffie, mi ha ricordato a tratti "Stiamo lavorando per voi", a un certo punto Agnès Varda mi è sembrata Benedetta Rossi stavo malissimo
entrato nel cinema con wap nelle cuffie, mi ha ricordato a tratti "Stiamo lavorando per voi", a un certo punto Agnès Varda mi è sembrata Benedetta Rossi stavo malissimo
Maud Gone
8.0★ · 03/04/26
I love the way Varda shoots the filmmaking itself. The shots of cameras, crew and Jane looking into the camera
I love the way Varda shoots the filmmaking itself. The shots of cameras, crew and Jane looking into the camera
