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Documentaries like The Beaches of Agnès

Not everyone loves The Beaches of Agnès for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Beaches of Agnès

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a filmmaker telling her own life in her own way.

  2. You like playful images, from mirrors on the sand to a street turned into a beach.

  3. You want time with a warm, curious, funny woman.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • The Gleaners and I2000

    • a filmmaker telling her own life in her own way
    • time with a warm, curious, funny woman

    Good for you if you like meeting real people who live off what others throw away.

  • David Lynch: The Art Life2017

    • playful images, from mirrors on the sand to a street turned into a beach
    • time with a warm, curious, funny woman

    Good for you if you like watching paintings take shape in his studio.

  • The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness2013

    • a filmmaker telling her own life in her own way

    Good for you if you want to watch Miyazaki draw, grumble and doubt at his desk.

  • Honeyland2019

    • a filmmaker telling her own life in her own way

    Good for you if you like a real life filmed over three years, with no narrator.

  • Faces Places2017

    • playful images, from mirrors on the sand to a street turned into a beach

    Good for you if you like huge photos of farmers and dockers covering whole buildings.

  • Finding Vivian Maier2014

    • a filmmaker telling her own life in her own way
    • playful images, from mirrors on the sand to a street turned into a beach

    Good for you if you love street photography of the American city in the fifties and sixties.

  • Val2021

    • a filmmaker telling her own life in her own way

    Good for you if you like an actor's life told through his own camera.

  • Jiro Dreams of Sushi2011

    • a filmmaker telling her own life in her own way
    • time with a warm, curious, funny woman

    Good for you if you like watching a real craftsman at work with no story added.

  • The Mole Agent2020

    • time with a warm, curious, funny woman

    Good for you if you love Sergio and the women he meets in the home.

  • All the Beauty and the Bloodshed2022

    • a filmmaker telling her own life in her own way
    • time with a warm, curious, funny woman

    Good for you if you like a true fight against the family behind OxyContin.

  • Miss Hokusai2015

    • playful images, from mirrors on the sand to a street turned into a beach

    Good for you if you love Japanese prints and painting brought to life.

  • Tokyo-Ga1985

    • a filmmaker telling her own life in her own way

    Good for you if you like a filmmaker's diary of a real city and its habits.

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