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Uncle Yanco

1967 · 18 min

A breezy, affectionate visit with a charming bohemian relative, full of playful curiosity and gentle warmth.

Directed by: Agnès Varda
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Jean Varda, Tom Luddy, Agnès Varda

Overview: While in San Francisco for the promotion of her last film in October 1967, Agnès Varda, tipped by her friend Tom Luddy, gets to know a relative she had never heard of before, Jean Varda, nicknamed "Yanco". This hitherto unknown uncle lives on a boat in Sausalito, is a painter, has adopted a hippie lifestyle and loves life. The meeting is a very happy one.

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Directed by: Agnès Varda
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Jean Varda, Tom Luddy, Agnès Varda

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
art
identity
freedom
aging
Places: big city
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
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Humour	5
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	1
Darkness	1
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Agnès Varda
Written by: Agnès Varda
Starring: Jean Varda, Tom Luddy, Agnès Varda, Rosalie Varda
Music: Richard Lawrence, Yiannis Spanos
Cinematography: David Myers, Didier Tarot
Runtime: 18 min
Country: France
Languages: English, French

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