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Movie critics combined give Beaches of Agnes (2009) a score of 3.2742 out of 4
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Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film-ForwardFilm-Forward
Brilliantly reinvents the autobiography in a glorious multi-media collage that eschews a standard biographical format, even as she incidentally provides facts. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at Film-Forward
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Financial Times (Nigel Andrews)Financial Times (Nigel Andrews)
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Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Daily Telegraph (Sukhdev Sandhu)Daily Telegraph (Sukhdev Sandhu)
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Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
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Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MSNBCMSNBC
It's exciting to have someone with Varda's energy and creativity continuing to make provocative and inspirational art as she enters her ninth decade on the planet. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at MSNBC
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for About.comAbout.com
Varda's brilliant cinematic reflection of her life, loves and prolific career is both poignant and inspiring. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at About.com
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
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Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-TimesChicago Sun-Times
[Varda] has a way of never explaining very much, and yet somehow making it all clear. She does this by not treating her life as a lesson in biography, but as the treasured memories of friends. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at Chicago Sun-Times
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The New York TimesThe New York Times
The Beaches of Agnes is at once an illustration of the fine art of foraging and an autobiographical portrait. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at The New York Times
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Manohla Dargis)New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
The Beaches of Agnès is at once an illustration of the fine art of foraging and an autobiographical portrait. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.comEmanuelLevy.com
In the end, Varda has the last word, when she states: "My mise-en-scène is my way of sharing my gratitude." "Beaches of Agnes" showcases an alert artist, still very much at the height of her creative powers. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at EmanuelLevy.com
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ColeSmithey.comColeSmithey.com
At 80, French New Wave legend Agnes Varda creates a lucid and passionate cinematic memoir that is transformative in its effortless ability to connect the director's life story to her ever-present artistic impulses that are just as strong today as when she ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at ColeSmithey.com
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
Another adorably whimsical yet casually profound documentary from France's Agnes Varda. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at Time Out
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. ClubThe Onion A.V. Club
One anecdote unlocks another, all meant to express how the past surrounds the present, always clearly within our view. If The Beaches Of Agnès has no clear structure, that's only because neither does Varda's life-except in retrospect. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.comfilmcritic.com
A film that acknowledges time and age without completely giving into their grim results. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at filmcritic.com
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for About.comAbout.com
Varda's luminous depiction of a life lived well is entertaining, informative, and finally, inspirational. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at About.com
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine (Patrick Peters)Empire Magazine (Patrick Peters)
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Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Daily Express (Allan Hunter)Daily Express (Allan Hunter)
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Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Scotsman (Alistair Harkness)Scotsman (Alistair Harkness)
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Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Monsters and Critics (Ron Wilkinson)Monsters and Critics (Ron Wilkinson)
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Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Critic's Notebook (Robert Levin)Critic's Notebook (Robert Levin)
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Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
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Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Village Voice Village Voice
In a sense, Varda has done for herself what she did for Demy -- creating a work, as charming as it is touching, that serves to explicate and enrich an entire oeuvre. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at Village Voice
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
As insistently wry as it is haunting. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at Slant Magazine
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York MagazineNew York Magazine
Agnes Varda manages to be full of herself without seeming... full of herself. Perhaps that's because her self is full of so much other stuff: friends, photos, films, buildings, and beaches. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at New York Magazine
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Screen InternationalScreen International
This feels like the work of an octogenarian who wishes to be leave those close to her a well rounded self-portrait to remember her by. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at Screen International
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for VarietyVariety
By turns insightful, schmaltzy, anecdotal, critical and nostalgic. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at Variety
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York PostNew York Post
After watching "The Beaches of Agnes," I am left with three impressions of Varda: She loves life, she loves cinema, and she still loves the dearly departed Demy. "He is the most cherished of the dead," she laments. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at New York Post
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times
Near the end of the documentary Varda walks inside a space she's created. The walls are constructed out of strips of film from a long-ago project that failed, she tells us, no fault of the actors. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at Los Angeles Times
Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Independent (Anthony Quinn)Independent (Anthony Quinn)
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Beaches of Agnes (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Film Journal InternationalFilm Journal International
A lifeless autobiography, a shadow of the director's genius, The Beaches of Agnes is strictly for the film historian. ...read the complete Beaches of Agnes movie review at Film Journal International

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Beaches of Agnes (2009) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Beaches of Agnes (2009) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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