Vagabond

The body of a woman is found in a ditch in the French countryside – but what led to the death of this young and defiant drifter? Employing a largely non-professional cast, with an unforgettable performance from Sandrine Bonnaire as the free-spirited Mona, Agnès Varda’s splintered portrait of the enigmatic woman is told through flashbacks of those who encountered her. Vagabond is the director’s most damning statement of society’s callousness towards those who exist on its periphery.