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Jane B. par Agnès V. is a 1988 French docu-drama directed by Agnès Varda and starring French-English actress Jane Birkin. The film was conceived when Birkin admitted to Varda she was apprehensive about turning 40 and Varda told her it was a beautiful age and the perfect time to make a portrait on Birkin's life.
The film mixes interviews with Birkin about her past and current life with small vignettes where she takes on roles that either she or Varda are interested in seeing her play.
Original Release
03/02/1988
US Release
03/08/2016
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jane Birkin | Calamity Jane / Claude Jade / Joan Arc |
| Jean-Pierre Leaud | L'amoureux colérique / The Angry Lover |
| Philippe Léotard | Murderer / Le peintre / Painter |
| Farid Chopel | Le colonial / Colonial |
| Alain Souchon | Le lecteur de Verlaine / Verlaine's Reader |
| Serge Gainsbourg | Serge Gainsbourg / Self |
| Laura Betti | Lardy |
| Monique Godard | La sous-maîtresse / Assistant Mistress |
| Ian Marshall | L'huissier / Bailiff |
| Les enfants Tooke | Les pauvres de Dickens |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jane Birkin | Calamity Jane / Claude Jade / Joan Arc |
| Jean-Pierre Leaud | L'amoureux colérique / The Angry Lover |
| Philippe Léotard | Murderer / Le peintre / Painter |
| Farid Chopel | Le colonial / Colonial |
| Alain Souchon | Le lecteur de Verlaine / Verlaine's Reader |
| Serge Gainsbourg | Serge Gainsbourg / Self |
| Laura Betti | Lardy |
| Monique Godard | La sous-maîtresse / Assistant Mistress |
| Ian Marshall | L'huissier / Bailiff |
| Les enfants Tooke | Les pauvres de Dickens |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | La fille de J. / J's Daughter |
| Mathieu Demy | Le fils de A. / A's Son |
| James Millard | Tarzan |
| Pascale Torsat | Le modèle du Titien / Titian's Model |
| Henri Piednoir | Le boulanger / Baker |
| André Cagnard | André Cagnard et ses cascadeurs |
| Agnes Varda | Agnès Varda |
