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Drama

Vagabond

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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.

Release Date : 1985-12-04

Language :ArabicFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Ministère de la cultureFilms A2Ciné-Tamariscentre mediterraneen de creation cinematographique

Production Country : France

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Sandrine Bonnaire

Character Name : Mona Bergeron

Original Name : Sandrine Bonnaire

Gender : Female

Macha Méril

Character Name : Mme Landier

Original Name : Macha Méril

Gender : Female

Yolande Moreau

Character Name : Yolande

Original Name : Yolande Moreau

Gender : Female

Stéphane Freiss

Character Name : Jean-Pierre

Original Name : Stéphane Freiss

Gender : Male

Setti Ramdane

Character Name : The Moroccan Who Discovers Mona

Original Name : Setti Ramdane

Gender : Male

Yahiaoui Assouna

Character Name : Assoun

Original Name : Yahiaoui Assouna

Gender : Male

Marthe Jarnias

Character Name : Old Aunt Lydie

Original Name : Marthe Jarnias

Gender : Female

Francis Balchère

Character Name : Gendarmerie

Original Name : Francis Balchère

Gender : Male

Jean-Louis Perletti

Character Name : Gendarmerie

Original Name : Jean-Louis Perletti

Gender : Male

Urbain Causse

Character Name : Farmer Interviewed

Original Name : Urbain Causse

Gender : Male

Christophe Alcazar

Character Name : Ditch Burner

Original Name : Christophe Alcazar

Gender : Male

Dominique Durand

Character Name : First Biker

Original Name : Dominique Durand

Gender : Male

Joël Fosse

Character Name : Paulo

Original Name : Joël Fosse

Gender : Male

Patrick Schmit

Character Name : Camionneur

Original Name : Patrick Schmit

Gender : Male

Daniel Bos

Character Name : Wrecker

Original Name : Daniel Bos

Gender : Male

Katy Champaud

Character Name : Girl at the Pump

Original Name : Katy Champaud

Gender : Male

Raymond Roulle

Character Name : Old Man with Matches

Original Name : Raymond Roulle

Gender : Male

Agnès Varda

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Agnès Varda

Gender : Female

Laurence Cortadellas

Character Name : Eliane

Original Name : Laurence Cortadellas

Gender : Female

Henri Fridiani

Character Name : The Gravedigger

Original Name : Henri Fridiani

Gender : Male

Patrick Sokol

Character Name : The Young Man with the Sandwich

Original Name : Patrick Sokol

Gender : Male

Pierre Imbert

Character Name : The Mechanic

Original Name : Pierre Imbert

Gender : Male

Richard Imbert

Character Name : The Mechanic's Son

Original Name : Richard Imbert

Gender : Male

Gabriel Mariani

Character Name : Yolande's uncle (Aimé B.I.O.N.N.E.T.)

Original Name : Gabriel Mariani

Gender : Male

Patrick Lepczynski

Character Name : David, the Wandering Jew

Original Name : Patrick Lepczynski

Gender : Male

Michèle Doumèche

Character Name : The p... on the route

Original Name : Michèle Doumèche

Gender : Male

Pierette Soler

Character Name : The Lady Talking to Her Husband

Original Name : Pierette Soler

Gender : Male

Pierre Emonnot

Character Name : The Unhappy Manager

Original Name : Pierre Emonnot

Gender : Male

Emmanuel Protopopoff

Character Name : The Blood Donor Backpacker

Original Name : Emmanuel Protopopoff

Gender : Male

Vincent Sanchez

Character Name : The Nurse

Original Name : Vincent Sanchez

Gender : Male

Garibaldi Fernandez

Character Name : The Mason with the Round Hat

Original Name : Garibaldi Fernandez

Gender : Male

Michel Constantial

Character Name : The Cash Register Manager

Original Name : Michel Constantial

Gender : Male

Alain Roussel

Character Name : The Violent Woodsman

Original Name : Alain Roussel

Gender : Male

Aimé Chisci

Character Name : The Farm Manager

Original Name : Aimé Chisci

Gender : Male

Geneviève Bonfils

Character Name : The Farm Manager's Wife

Original Name : Geneviève Bonfils

Gender : Male

Christian Chessa

Character Name : The ZONARD-MAC at the Gas Station

Original Name : Christian Chessa

Gender : Male

Setina Arhab

Character Name : The Zonarde

Original Name : Setina Arhab

Gender : Male

Jacques Berthier

Character Name : The Well-Dressed Little Gentleman

Original Name : Jacques Berthier

Gender : Male

Olivier Jongerlinck

Character Name : The Racketeer at the Photo Booth

Original Name : Olivier Jongerlinck

Gender : Male

Rémi Leboucq

Character Name : The Racketeer's Client

Original Name : Rémi Leboucq

Gender : Male

Jean Dambrin

Character Name : The Trichlomane

Original Name : Jean Dambrin

Gender : Male

Bébert Samcir

Character Name : The Harmonica Player

Original Name : Bébert Samcir

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-15

Sandrine Bonnaire delivers really quite well in this observational drama of a young, rootless, girl who roams the countryside living from hand to mouth. Now we start with "Mona" dead in a ditch - so there's little jeopardy, but that also serves a useful frame of reference to this depiction of her last fortnight or so of life. It's presented episodically as she encounters a goat-herder, squats with a pot-smoker for a few days, falls in love with an handsome Tunisian grape-picker and my own favourite - manages to get quite well oiled with a curmudgeonly old lady who simply needed to let her hair down. Each day brings her something new and the flashback style of storytelling allows us to reset a little between her adventures. Each time she, and we, feel maybe there is sense that hope isn't far away as she plays a game of Russian Roulette with her daily life. Some people are sympathetic, some downright hostile and it's all of these characteristics that contribute well to this punchy portrait of a strong woman who has no idea what she wants, nor what she doesn't want either. Does she clamour for peace, quiet, security? Does she thrive better on the unpredicable? One of my favourite Varda films - it's freedom and openness of visuals and spirit is compellingly augmented by Bonnaire and a cast of engaging character actors some you might like and some you probably won't. To what extent this is an accurate representation of rural life and small village mentality is also a question we are left to assess for ourselves and it all makes for a drama that works on several levels.