Name: Some Widows of Noirmoutier
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006-10-03
Duration: 1 h 9 min
Cast: Agnès Varda, Joséphine Fradet, Jeanne Ganachaud, Anne-Marie Renaudin, Christiane Bouchereau

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A documentary film directed by French Agnès Varda as an extension of the exhibition 'L'île et elle'. The installation 'Les veuves de Noirmoutier' (or 'The Widows of Noirmoutier') had various women filmed by Varda, young and old, who spoke about their widowhood and their residence on the island of Noirmoutier. The film is a montage of these meetings, which are both simple and melancholic.

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Poetic Documentary
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Directed by: Agnès Varda
Written by: Agnès Varda
Music by: Ami Flammer

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October 3, 2006 · 1 h 9 min · Documentary

Released: October 3, 2006
Runtime: 1 h 9 min
Genres: Documentary
Original language: French
Made in: France
Available in: 75 countries

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (8 of 10) and character depth (7 of 10) more than on its plot.

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