Jacquot de Nantes
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France · 1991
Rated PG · 1h 58m
Director Agnès Varda
Starring Philippe Maron, Edouard Joubeaud, Laurent Monnier, Brigitte De Villepoix
Genre Drama
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This drama follows a young boy fascinated by the cinema as he grows up to become a prolific director, lyricist, and screenwriter. The origins of artist Jacques Demy as shown through the lens of his wife, the inimitable Agnès Varda, intercut with brief documentary interludes.
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