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Daguerréotypes

1978 · 80 min

A gentle, unhurried drift through ordinary shopfronts and faces, quietly affectionate and a little wistful, rewarding patient attention.

Directed by: Agnès Varda
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Agnès Varda, Lucien Bossy, Leance Debrossian

Overview: An intimate portrait of the small shops and shopkeepers of the Rue Daguerre in Paris, a picturesque street that has been the filmmaker’s home for more than 50 years.

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Directed by: Agnès Varda
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Agnès Varda, Lucien Bossy, Leance Debrossian

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
identity
immigration
family
memory
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Humour	3
Realism	10
Romance	1
Tension	1
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Agnès Varda
Written by: Agnès Varda
Starring: Agnès Varda, Lucien Bossy, Leance Debrossian, Marcelle Debrossian, Robert François, Jean Guillard, Thibaud Jean, Boukraa Mustapha
Cinematography: Nurith Aviv, William Lubtchansky
Runtime: 80 min
Country: France, Germany
Languages: French

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