Vagabond poster

Vagabond (Sans toit ni loi)

December 4, 1985 · 105 min · 7.357/10 · Drama

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.

Director: Agnu00e8s Varda
Writers: Agnu00e8s Varda

Cast

Sandrine Bonnaire
Sandrine Bonnaire
Mona Bergeron
Macha Mu00e9ril
Macha Mu00e9ril
Mme Landier
Yolande Moreau
Yolande Moreau
Yolande
Stu00e9phane Freiss
Stu00e9phane Freiss
Jean-Pierre
Setti Ramdane
The Moroccan Who Discovers Mona
Yahiaoui Assouna
Assoun
Marthe Jarnias
Marthe Jarnias
Old Aunt Lydie
Francis Balchu00e8re
Gendarmerie
Jean-Louis Perletti
Gendarmerie
Urbain Causse
Farmer Interviewed
Christophe Alcazar
Ditch Burner
Dominique Durand
First Biker

Crew

  • Director: Agnu00e8s Varda
  • Writer: Agnu00e8s Varda
  • Production Design: Jean Bauer
  • Production Design: Anne Violet
  • Makeup Artist: Brigitte Parquet
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Jean-Franu00e7ois Auger
  • Producer: Oury Milshtein
  • Music: Joanna Bruzdowicz
  • Director of Photography: Patrick Blossier
  • Editor: Patricia Mazuy
  • Editor: Agnu00e8s Varda
  • Production Manager: Oury Milshtein

Overview

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.

Official Videos

Vagabond (1985) Trailer
Elliptical Editing in Vagabond - Film Art video essay