The interests, obsessions, and fantasies of two singular artists converge in this inspired collaboration between Agnès Varda and her longtime friend the actor Jane Birkin. Made over the course of a year and motivated by Birkin’s fortieth birthday—a milestone she admits to some anxiety over—Jane B. by Agnès V. contrasts the private, reflective Birkin with Birkin the icon.
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: La Sept Cinéma, Ciné-Tamaris
- Keyword: historical figure, archive footage, woman director, old footage, celebrity interview, film archives, famous actress, celebrity interviews, biopic, biographical documentary
- Cast: Jane Birkin, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Philippe Léotard, Farid Chopel, Alain Souchon, Serge Gainsbourg