Principal cast
Sandrine Bonnaire, Macha Méril, Yolande Moreau, Stéphane Freiss and Setti Ramdane
About the film
Vagabond at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1985 film at stop 182 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Patrick Blossier (director of photography), Agnès Varda (editor), Patricia Mazuy (editor), Anne Violet (production design) and Jean Bauer (production design)
- Director
- Agnès Varda
- Release
- 1985-12-04
- Runtime
- 106 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- France
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Sandrine BonnaireCharacter: Mona Bergeron
- Macha MérilCharacter: Madame Landier
- Yolande MoreauCharacter: Yolande
- Stéphane FreissCharacter: Jean-Pierre
- Setti RamdaneCharacter: The Moroccan Who Discovers Mona
- Yahiaoui AssounaCharacter: Assoun
- Marthe JarniasCharacter: Old Aunt Lydie
- Francis BalchèreCharacter: Gendarmerie
- Jean-Louis PerlettiCharacter: Gendarmerie
- Urbain CausseCharacter: Farmer Interviewed
- Christophe AlcazarCharacter: Ditch Burner
- Dominique DurandCharacter: First Biker
Full crew
Full crew
- Agnès VardaCredits: Director, Writer, Editor
- Brigitte ParquetCredits: Makeup Artist
- Anne VioletCredits: Production Design
- Jean BauerCredits: Production Design
- Jean-François AugerCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Patrick BlossierCredits: Director of Photography
- Oury MilshteinCredits: Producer, Production Manager
- Joanna BruzdowiczCredits: Music
- Patricia MazuyCredits: Editor
- Jean-Paul MugelCredits: Sound
- Jonathan LieblingCredits: Foley Artist
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