The Beaches of Agnès

2009 | Biography, Documentary

Synopsis

Agnès Varda explores her memories, mostly chronologically, with photographs, film clips, interviews, reenactments, and droll, playful contemporary scenes of her narrating her story.

Scores

Overall Score
50.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
31.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.5%
Review Aggregate
89.2

Critic Consensus

97.1% Fresh • 69 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 97% of 69 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, uplifting, surreal. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedupliftingsurrealemotionalvisually strikinghistoricalfunnyrealisticsuspensefulthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Agnès Varda2009$78,000$115,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score96.0
RT critic review count72
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating8.0
IMDb votes5,174

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$239,711$350,570
International2009$1,985,719$2,904,056
Worldwide2009$2,225,430$3,254,626

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2009$914,143$1,336,908
Digital Rentals ?2009$1,275,000$1,864,650
Digital Purchases ?2009$409,000$598,151
Physical Rentals ?2009$5,207,000$7,615,086
Physical Purchases ?2009$11,126,000$16,271,451
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$107,870$157,757
Total Revenues2009$19,039,013$27,844,002
Expenses
Budget ?2009$265,000 (est)$387,555 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$285,000 (est)$416,804 (est)
Participations2009$762,000$1,114,403
Residuals ?2009$1,272,000$1,860,263
Interest & Overhead2009$53,000$77,511
Total Expenses2009$2,637,000$3,856,536
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$16,402,013$23,987,466

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